Earlier than Timothy Busfield was publicly arrested and charged with 4 counts of prison sexual contact of a kid beneath age 13, Warner Bros. fielded an nameless grievance.
Nonetheless, an unbiased investigation was carried out, and the third-party contractor claimed they had been “unable to corroborate” the claims in opposition to him. Within the confidential report, obtained by RadarOnline.com, Solomon Legislation documented their course of, together with interviews with key people on the The Cleansing Woman set.
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Warner Bros. Receives Two Nameless Complaints About Timothy Busfield
The actor denied all allegations in opposition to him.
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In response to the report, Warner Bros. obtained two nameless complaints in February 2025 concerning alleged incidents from late 2024.
The primary complainant alleged Busfield, 69, “entered (the Hair and Make-Up Division) and kissed a minor male on the face because the minor was getting a haircut.” Additional, they alleged there have been photos of Busfield “tickling and caressing the top and physique of minor boys, clearly drunk,” and Busfield “drinks in his trailer.”
Months later, police video footage, obtained by Radar, confirmed a heartbreaking response from a father who noticed photographs of his youngsters with Busfield.
A second complainant claimed, “Busfield requested a mum or dad to attend exterior an workplace and took the minor into the workplace and closed the door for an audition.” The complainant was reminded of the alleged incident as a consequence of “chatter on set with the resurfacing of Busfield’s SA allegations.”
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An Unbiased Investigation Turns Up Empty Handed
Busfield is greatest identified for his position on ‘West Wing.’
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Warner Bros. unbiased investigation started in March with a sequence of 10 people, together with Busfield, interviewed. “Not one of the witnesses (the investigator) interviewed had been conscious of any such claims or habits by Mr. Busfield,” the report claimed.
Nonetheless, the investigator did be aware one second of curiosity with actress Elodie Yung, who claimed to develop near a mum or dad of the alleged victims.
The investigator famous that Yung confirmed her “a photograph she had taken onset together with her twin boys standing on both aspect of Mr. Busfield along with his arms round them.” The mum or dad allegedly expressed, “Mr. Busfield was behaving inappropriately within the photograph,” which Yung didn’t imagine. She discovered the mother and father’ remark “bizarre.” The investigator added that Yung “was so uncomfortable by it that she has since ‘distanced’ herself from the household.”
Additional, the investigator requested Yung about Busfield doubtlessly being alone in a room with a younger actor. “In response to Ms. Yung, if the boy had been alone within the convention room with Mr. Busfield, it might have been for mere seconds whereas she was standing within the doorway with the door open, speaking to the mum or dad, who had grow to be an in depth good friend of hers,” the report dictated.
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An Further Report Included 5 Extra Allegations
Hehas obtained continued help from his spouse, Mellisa Gilbert.
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The report made a degree to clarify its objective, which was to not “show or disprove” the allegations. Slightly, the “investigation centered on figuring out the credibility of the allegations raised in opposition to Mr. Busfield and making an attempt to corroborate, by means of goal proof, when potential, information regarding the allegations within the complaints.”
In the end, the investigator concluded there was not sufficient proof to corroborate both grievance.
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The report was completed in March 2025, however an addendum was added in September 2025 regarding extra allegations.
Warner Bros. obtained a Draft Grievance for Damages associated to allegations that Busfield engaged in inappropriate conduct towards twins on the set of The Cleansing Woman. 5 new allegations had been added to the investigation, together with a declare that the kids had been requested by Busfield to name him “Uncle Tim.”
Additional, Busfield was accused of treating the younger actors in another way and interesting in “sexual grooming” by “encouraging them to play along with his pet canine, and/or inviting them to his private residence on a number of events.”
Busfield was accused of isolating the kids from their mother and father, inappropriately touching them as allegedly depicted in photographs, and allegedly “grooming” a separate youngster. The moreover famous kid’s “mother and father don’t recall any such incident.”
The investigator didn’t interview both of the alleged victims. The investigation concluded, as soon as once more, that there was not sufficient proof to corroborate the allegations made.
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Timothy Busfield Was Arrested in January 2026
Busfield was arrested in early 2026.
Following the conclusion of the investigation, police grew to become concerned within the allegations. They interviewed Busfield, who denied the allegations, in November 2025.
A warrant was issued for his arrest on January 9, 2026. Officers looked for the Hollywood star till he turned himself in on Jan. 13. A grand jury indicted Busfield on 4 counts of prison sexual contact with a minor.
He pleaded not responsible, and he denies all allegations in opposition to him, together with extra complaints from ladies.
Radar contacted the third-party investigator and an legal professional for Busfield for remark.