‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in amid child sex abuse allegations
FILE - Timothy Busfield attends the ABC Television's Winter Press Tour 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Jan. 08, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)
Timothy Busfield turned himself into authorities days after a warrant was issued for his arrest on child sex abuse charges.
What they're saying:
"Timothy Busfield has turned himself in at the Metro Detention Center," Gilbert Gallegos, director of communications for the Albuquerque Police Department, told Fox News Digital. "He will be booked on his warrant."
In a video, obtained by TMZ, Bufield denied the accusations.
What is Timothy Busfield charged with?
According to a criminal complaint from the Albuquerque Police Department, the abuse allegedly happened on the set of "The Cleaning Lady," a FOX TV series Busfield directed and acted in.
Dig deeper:
New Mexico authorities issued an arrest warrant Friday for Busfield on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.
Police documents say a boy reported Busfield touching him inappropriately, first when he was 7 years old and again when he was 8. The child said Busfield touched him multiple times between November 2022 and spring 2024.
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The child has reportedly been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. The child told a social worker that he has nightmares about Busfield touching him and wakes up scared.
The child was reportedly afraid to tell anyone because Busfield was the director and he was scared.
The investigation began in November 2024, when the investigator responded to a call from a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital. The child’s parents had gone there at the recommendation of a law firm, the complaint said.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from FOX News and previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX. This story was reported from San Jose.