Overview
- Busfield, 68, is charged in New Mexico with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse tied to his work on Fox’s The Cleaning Lady.
- Judge David Murphy approved his Jan. 20 release on his own recognizance with supervision, a ban on contact with the alleged victims and children under 18, a firearm restriction, and a Feb. 4 court date.
- Prosecutors say one twin reported genital touching over clothing and the sibling independently described unwanted contact, with the investigation triggered by a University of New Mexico Hospital alert in November 2024.
- The defense denies wrongdoing, argues the parents have retaliatory and financial motives linked to a fraud history, submitted more than 70 character letters, and cites a psychosexual evaluation assessing Busfield as very low risk.
- Filings reference a Warner Bros.–commissioned inquiry that reported no corroboration of on‑set misconduct, prosecutors disclosed an uncharged earlier allegation from Colin Swift, and a show hairstylist filed a declaration saying she never saw inappropriate behavior.