Hollywood is in shock after Timothy Busfield was accused of sexually abusing youngster actors he met on the set of the FOX drama The Cleansing Woman, and RadarOnline.com can now reveal the grimmest particulars of the case in opposition to the veteran actor.
An arrest warrant taken out in opposition to the 68-year-old Emmy winner, finest identified for taking part in Danny Concannon on The West Wing, reveals cops allege Busfield’s spouse, actress Melissa Gilbert, 61, tried to “foster closeness” by shopping for Christmas presents for one of many alleged younger victims as her husband apparently groomed youngsters over a number of years.
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Cops Element Alleged Grooming Operation On Set
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Timothy Busfield confronted arrest after police investigated abuse claims tied to a TV set.
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In keeping with paperwork issued by the Albuquerque Police Division, Busfield faces two counts of legal sexual contact of a minor and one rely of kid abuse.
Investigators stated the alleged victims, 11-year-old twins whose identities stay protected, first met Busfield whereas engaged on The Cleansing Woman, which aired between January 2022 and June 2025.
The warrant claims one of many minors alleged the abuse started when he was simply seven.
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The twins met Busfield whereas they labored on ‘The Cleansing Woman.’
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Cops began an investigation into Busfield on November 1, 2024, when a doctor on the College of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) contacted police about suspected abuse.
Officer Marvin Kirk Brown, who authored the warrant, wrote the boys’ mother and father informed detectives Busfield had grown near their sons whereas directing episodes of the collection.
The mother and father stated Busfield requested their youngsters to name him “Uncle Tim.” Their mom informed officers she confronted her sons after listening to “rumors that Timothy had been ‘handsy’ with ladies.”
When she requested whether or not anybody had touched them inappropriately, the boys allegedly replied: “You imply like Uncle Tim?”
Additionally, in line with the warrant, the kids later informed professionals at UNMH that they had been “groomed.”
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Warrant Alleges Items Used To ‘Foster Closeness’
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Police declare Melissa Gilbert tried to construct closeness with the kid’s household.
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“It was reported that Timothy would inform his youngsters to name him ‘Uncle Tim,'” the warrant states, including the mother and father ultimately discovered of earlier allegations “of sexual assault in opposition to each ladies and minors.”
Officer Brown wrote: “In my coaching and expertise, pedophiles usually infiltrate households below a trusted position, like Timothy, who, as a producer, exploited the hectic movie units to tickle and contact (one of many victims) on his penis and buttocks, masking it as play.
“He would invite the household to off-set gatherings, together with his spouse shopping for Christmas presents to foster closeness, making (the boy) really feel particular and dependent, traditional grooming to erode boundaries, isolate the sufferer, and silence suspicions by mixing abuse into normalcy.”
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Busfield denied the accusations throughout questioning.
The boys’ therapist later identified one twin with average post-traumatic stress dysfunction and nervousness, noting he “had nightmares in regards to the director touching him and waking up scared.”
One of many youngsters alleged Busfield “had touched and rubbed his penis three or 4 occasions and gave the impression to be ashamed.”
Busfield informed investigators it was “extremely doubtless” he “would have” picked up or tickled the boys as a result of he needed to create “a playful setting.”
He denied any misconduct, saying: “There would by no means be a bizarre second about it. I do not actually keep in mind selecting these boys up. I keep in mind selecting up the boy who adopted them.”
The warrant alleges Warner Bros. launched an impartial inquiry after receiving complaints from the boys and that one crew member “claimed to have witnessed” Busfield kissing a minor on the face inside a hair-and-makeup trailer in December 2024.
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Tv stated: “The well being and security of our forged and crew is at all times our prime precedence, particularly the security of minors on our productions. “We take all allegations of misconduct very significantly and have techniques in place to promptly and totally examine, and when wanted, take acceptable motion.”
The studio confirmed it “has been and can proceed to cooperate with regulation enforcement.”
Busfield has denied wrongdoing.
The arrest warrant notes he claimed the boys’ mom “needed revenge” after her sons have been changed by one other younger actor.
Earlier allegations of sexual assault in opposition to the actor date again to 1994, in line with police.

