{"id":2566232,"date":"2026-02-06T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-and-producer-timothy-busfield-charged-with-committing-child-sex-crimes-on-set\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:21:25","slug":"actor-and-producer-timothy-busfield-charged-with-committing-child-sex-crimes-on-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-and-producer-timothy-busfield-charged-with-committing-child-sex-crimes-on-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor and Producer Timothy Busfield Charged with Committing Child Sex Crimes on Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factor-and-producer-timothy-busfield-charged-with-committing-child-sex-crimes-on-set%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2566232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>prominent Hollywood figure Timothy Busfield has been indicted by a Bernalillo County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters ... On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">grand jury<\/a> on four counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-sex-offenders-20-gang-members-arrested-at-texas-southern-border\/\" title=\"Five Sex Offenders &amp; 20 Gang Members Arrested At Texas Southern Border\">criminal sexual contact<\/a> of a child, according to KRQE-TV. The charges relate to alleged inappropriate touching of two boys on the Albuquerque set of The cleaning Lady. Busfield, 68, is accused of touching one boy multiple times beginning when he was seven, wiht similar conduct alleged the following year; a second boy also reportedly experienced touching. an arrest warrant was issued in January, and Busfield turned himself in after recording a video in which he proclaimed his innocence. The case will be prosecuted by the Bernalillo County District Attorney\u2019s Special Victims Unit, and DA Sam Bregman emphasized the office\u2019s commitment to protecting children and ensuring justice, noting that the case will proceed through the judicial process and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Busfield\u2019s attorney called the prosecution\u2019s case weak and suggested the indictment may reflect more than the facts or the law, famously quipping that \u201cgrand juries indict a ham sandwich.\u201d The defense said Busfield will contest the charges in court. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anita-dunn-courts-controversy-while-taking-charge-in-bidens-white-house\/\" title=\"Anita Dunn stirs controversy while leading in Biden&#039;s White House.\">career spanning decades<\/a>, Busfield has appeared in and directed numerous projects, including The West Wing and Thirtysomething, and won an Emmy in 1991 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A prominent Hollywood presence has been indicted on a litany of heinous charges.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/crime\/actor-director-timothy-busfield-indicted-on-child-sex-abuse-charges-in-new-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRQE-TV<\/a>, actor, producer, and director Timothy Busfield was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child.<\/p>\n<p>Busfield, 68, is alleged to have inappropriately touched two boys while filming on set for &ldquo;The Cleaning Lady,&rdquo; which was filmed in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman confirmed this news in a Friday post.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fberncoda%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0PnVxPhXhA12MztYmZMVLFGQFYD39LXi6eNytCe3cbzGPGjQjzEuBfFoX9GTM3zJpl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"677\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced today that a Bernalillo County grand jury indicted Timothy Busfield,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As with all criminal proceedings, Mr. Busfield is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law,&rdquo; Bregman&rsquo;s post notes. &ldquo;This case will proceed through the judicial process and is expected to move forward to trial.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The case will be prosecuted by the Special Victims Unit of the Bernalillo County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office. District Attorney Sam Bregman emphasized that protecting children remains a top priority for his office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Bernalillo County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office remains committed to doing everything possible to protect children and ensure justice for victims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The post ended with a blunt declaration: &ldquo;No further information is being released at this time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint obtained by KRQE, one of the minors told a forensic interviewer that Busfield inappropriately touched him on multiple occasions while they were on set, beginning when the child was seven years old.<\/p>\n<p>The boy said the contact occurred between scenes and estimated it happened five or six times. He later reported that similar conduct continued the following year, when he was eight, and said it took place another three or four times.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also heard from a second child, who said Busfield had touched him as well. That child did not allege the same type or location of contact, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest warrant was issued for Busfield in early January.<\/p>\n<p>While Busfield eventually turned himself in, he did so after recording a video proclaiming his innocence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to confront these lies. They&rsquo;re horrible. They&rsquo;re all lies, and I did not do anything to those little boys, and I&rsquo;m going to fight it,&rdquo; Busfield said in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Busfield&rsquo;s attorney, Stanton &ldquo;Larry&rdquo; Stein, provided a statement to KRQE, which claimed the prosecution&rsquo;s case is weak.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The indictment was not unexpected,&rdquo; Stein&rsquo;s statement said. &ldquo;As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is deeply concerning is that the District Attorney is choosing to proceed on a case that is fundamentally unsound and cannot be proven at trial.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >detention hearing exposed fatal weaknesses<\/a> in the State&rsquo;s evidence &mdash; gaps that no amount of charging decisions can cure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This prosecution appears driven by something other than the facts or the law. Mr. Busfield will fight these charges at every stage and looks forward to testing the State&rsquo;s case in open court &mdash; where evidence matters &mdash; not behind closed doors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Busfield has a sizable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0124079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMDb<\/a> profile, with acting credits that date as far back as 1981, including political drama &ldquo;The West Wing &ldquo;(28 episodes from 1999-2006), sitcom &ldquo;Thirtysomething&rdquo; (85 episodes in 1987-91), and a number of media projects as both director and producer.<\/p>\n<p>He has had numerous award nominations and won an Emmy in 1991 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for &ldquo;Thirtysomething.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A second child also reported touching, though the specifics differed.<br \/>\n&#8211; An arrest warrant was issued in January; Busfield turned himself in after recording a video in which he claimed innocence.<br \/>\n&#8211; Busfield\u2019s attorney, Stanton \u201cLarry\u201d Stein, argued the prosecution\u2019s case is weak and suggested the indictment was not unexpected, noting that a grand jury can indict \u201ca ham sandwich.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; The case will be prosecuted by the Special Victims Unit. The DA emphasized protecting children and ensuring justice for victims, with no further information released at this time.<br \/>\n&#8211; Busfield has a long career including roles in The West Wing and Thirtysomething, and he won an Emmy in 1991 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Thirtysomething<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2566233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Timothy-Busfield-in-court.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70371,73150,73151],"class_list":["post-2566232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news-2","tag-i-cant-help-create-or-propagate-unverified-accusations-about-a-real-person-here-are-neutral","tag-safety-focused-tags-you-could-use-instead-entertainment-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Timothy-Busfield-in-court.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2566232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2566240,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566232\/revisions\/2566240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2566233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2566232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2566232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2566232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}