Overview
- Busfield is charged in New Mexico with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse tied to alleged on‑set conduct involving two child actors on The Cleaning Lady.
- He surrendered to Albuquerque police on Jan. 13 and was ordered held without bond during his first court appearance on Jan. 14, with a pretrial detention hearing expected within five business days.
- A prosecution filing argues his behavior reflects a decades‑long pattern and notes a new report from Colin Swift alleging Busfield sexually abused Swift’s then‑16‑year‑old daughter years ago during an audition in Sacramento; no charges have been filed in that matter.
- Innovative Artists confirmed it has dropped Busfield, and B Street Theatre says it has retained legal counsel to review the Sacramento allegation and that he has had no role there since 2001.
- Busfield and his attorney deny the accusations and point to a Warner Bros.‑retained investigator who reported finding no corroboration of on‑set misconduct, a probe prosecutors criticize for not interviewing key witnesses.