The search is on for actor Timothy Busfield, 68, who has been accused
of child sex abuse by minors who say the alleged misconduct occurred
when they were working with him.

The prolific star is on the run as the Albuquerque Police Department
teamed up with US Marshals to bring him into custody, per a statement
APD issued on Monday.

Busfield was served with an arrest warrant on Friday. The alleged
crimes included two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and
child abuse.

The actor worked with twin boys, born in 2014, on the set of ?The
Cleaning Lady,? which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025. Busfield directed
some episodes and was named as an executive producer, per Deadline. One
of the boys identified in court documents as ?SL? told APD Officer
Marvin Brown that Busfield touched his ?penis and buttocks, masking it
as play? more than once. The alleged abuse is said to have started with
the boys when they were 7 years old.

An investigation began in November 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor reported his suspicions of sexual abuse and grooming to authorities, as reported by The New York Post.

The actor allegedly had the boys refer to him as ?Uncle Tim? and
tickled them on their stomachs and legs. Busfield responded to these allegations in November and confirmed it was ?highly likely? he engaged
in ?physical contact? with them.

?I don?t remember those boys,? Busfield said, per the affidavit. ?No, I
don?t. I don?t actually, I don?t remember it, if it happened. I don?t
remember overtly tickling the boys ever, but it wouldn?t be uncommon
for me.? The actor also indicated that the twins? mother was making the
claims as a form of revenge for the child stars not being part of the
last season of ?The Cleaning Lady,? which has since been canceled.

Investigators initially didn?t press charges, but the case was reopened
in September 2025 when one of the boys reported the alleged abuse to
his doctor.

The actor was accused but never charged in two previous sexual assault allegations in 1994 and 2012, Deadline noted.

?First allegation occurred in 1994. A seventeen-year-old extra on
Little Big League sued in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming Busfield assaulted her, served her alcohol, groped her, atempted [sic] sex in a trailer,? Officer Marvin Kirk Brown wrote in the arrest warrant
obtained by People. No charges were filed, and both parties settled.

The second allegation is from March 2012. ?A twenty-eight-year-old
woman accused Busfield of battery in an LA movie theater?alleging he
slipped hands under clothes, touched genitals for four minutes,? the
arrest warrant said, noting that there was no lawsuit filed due to
?slim evidence.? Busfield described the encounter as ?consensual.?

Busfield has a long and successful Hollywood career, with credits in
major projects such as ?Field of Dreams,? ?Revenge of the Nerds,? and
?The West Wing.? He won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Drama Series in 1991 for his role on the ABC series ?Thirtysomething.?

The actor is married to ?Little House on the Prairie? actress Melissa
Gilbert. They have no children. Busfield has three children from two
previous marriages.

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Subject: Re: "West Wing" Actor Remains At Large After Child Sex Abuse Accusations

Verily, in article <6vWcnRZWeLIY0_r0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>, did weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:

The search is on for actor Timothy Busfield, 68, who has been accused
of child sex abuse by minors who say the alleged misconduct occurred
when they were working with him.

The prolific star is on the run as the Albuquerque Police Department
teamed up with US Marshals to bring him into custody, per a statement
APD issued on Monday.

Well. That's quite a thing. It's interesting that he says he doesn't
even remember the boys. I've never watched The Cleaning Lady, so I can't
even guess how plausible that is.

If it's true, I hope they get him. If it isn't, I hope he's vindicated.

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Subject: Re: "West Wing" Actor Remains At Large After Child Sex Abuse Accusations

On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:57:56 -0500, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

Verily, in article <6vWcnRZWeLIY0_r0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>, did >weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:

The search is on for actor Timothy Busfield, 68, who has been accused
of child sex abuse by minors who say the alleged misconduct occurred
when they were working with him.

The prolific star is on the run as the Albuquerque Police Department
teamed up with US Marshals to bring him into custody, per a statement
APD issued on Monday.

Well. That's quite a thing. It's interesting that he says he doesn't
even remember the boys. I've never watched The Cleaning Lady, so I can't >even guess how plausible that is.

If it's true, I hope they get him. If it isn't, I hope he's vindicated.

I wouldn't have thought he would be one to do that. Also it's a
strange thing that I've never heard of any similar complaints over the
years. So I'm hopeful this is some sort of misunderstanding and he
isn't guilty.

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Subject: Re: "West Wing" Actor Remains At Large After Child Sex Abuse Accusations

On Jan 14, 2026 at 3:10:33 AM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

On Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:57:56 -0500, The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

Verily, in article <6vWcnRZWeLIY0_r0nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>, did
weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:

The search is on for actor Timothy Busfield, 68, who has been accused
of child sex abuse by minors who say the alleged misconduct occurred
when they were working with him.

The prolific star is on the run as the Albuquerque Police Department
teamed up with US Marshals to bring him into custody, per a statement
APD issued on Monday.

Well. That's quite a thing. It's interesting that he says he doesn't
even remember the boys. I've never watched The Cleaning Lady, so I can't
even guess how plausible that is.

If it's true, I hope they get him. If it isn't, I hope he's vindicated.

I wouldn't have thought he would be one to do that. Also it's a
strange thing that I've never heard of any similar complaints over the
years. So I'm hopeful this is some sort of misunderstanding and he
isn't guilty.

Well, the article says he was served with an arrest warrant, so even he's not guilty of the abuse, he's apparently guilty of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.



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Subject: Re: "West Wing" Actor Remains At Large After Child Sex Abuse Accusations

They just got him. Wifey is petitioning for his safety in jail.

https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/new-details-busfield-arrest-actor-petitions-release-129319188

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