Overview
- The actor turned himself in to New Mexico authorities after U.S. Marshals assisted in efforts to locate him following a Jan. 9 arrest warrant.
- The warrant lists two counts of criminal sexual contact with minors and one count of child abuse.
- Investigators say the alleged victims are 11-year-old twins from The Cleaning Lady set, with one reporting incidents beginning at age seven and abuse occurring from roughly November 2022 to spring 2024.
- The arrest filing details grooming behavior, including social gatherings with the family, the children being encouraged to call him “Uncle Tim,” and Christmas gifts purchased by Melissa Gilbert.
- Busfield denies the allegations and vows to contest them, as Warner Bros. says it is cooperating with law enforcement and NBC has pulled a planned Law & Order: SVU episode featuring him.