• "West Wing" Actor Remains At Large After Child Sex Abuse Accusations

    From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Tue Jan 13 16:30:45 2026

    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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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jan 14 05:57:56 2026
    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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  • From shawn@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jan 14 06:10:33 2026
    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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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Wed Jan 14 17:37:08 2026
    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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  • From Alan Smithee@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jan 17 21:22:59 2026
    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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