Timothy Busfield is dealing with two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor.
In accordance to Selection, an arrest warrant was issued by authorities in New Mexico on Friday, January 9 after a baby actor alleged the actor and director touched him inappropriately.
An Albuquerque Police Division affidavit, which was seen by Us Weekly on Friday, was filed by an investigator to help the costs.
Per the authorized paperwork, the alleged assault concerned a baby actor and came about on the set of TV sequence The Cleansing Woman. Busfield directed the sequence whereas the accuser and his twin brother have been little one actors on the mission, which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025.
Within the grievance, the kid concerned mentioned the primary incident of inappropriate touching of his “personal areas” occurred when the minor was 7-years-old. The kid accused Busfield of touching him three or 4 instances, per the paperwork.
When the kid was 8, Busfield allegedly touched him 5 – 6 instances throughout a separate incident.
In line with the affidavit, the boy was “very afraid of Tim and was relieved when he was off set.”
The boy additionally acknowledged he “was afraid to inform anybody as a result of Tim was the director, and he feared Tim would get mad at him.”
Timothy Busfield. (Eric McCandless/Disney Normal Leisure Content material through Getty Photographs)
The kid’s mom reported to Baby Protecting Providers that the alleged abuse occurred between late 2022 and the second half of 2024, the grievance mentioned.
In line with the authorized doc, the kid has been identified with post-traumatic stress dysfunction and nervousness because the incidents.
The doc additionally acknowledged that the West Wing actor spoke to police through cellphone concerning the accusations towards him in November 2025 and was requested if he had any “bodily contact” with the kids, akin to choosing them up or tickling them.
“Timothy mentioned it was extremely possible that he would have,” the affidavit acknowledged, including that Busfield described the set as a “playful surroundings.” The doc mentioned that Busfield added that there “would by no means be a bizarre second about it” and that any contact could be “in entrance of the dad and mom.”
The Emmy award winner later added throughout the police dialog that he didn’t particularly recall choosing up the boys at any time.
“I don’t keep in mind these boys,” he mentioned, per the affidavit. “No, I don’t. I don’t really, I don’t keep in mind it, if it occurred. I don’t keep in mind overtly tickling the boys ever, however it wouldn’t be unusual for me.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Busfield’s representatives for remark.
The Cleansing Woman, which starred Elodie Yung, aired for 4 seasons on Fox earlier than it got here to an finish in 2025.
Yung portrayed a Cambodian physician within the sequence. The present adopted her character after she got here to the U.S. in search of medical remedy for her son, solely to finish up witnessing a mob killing. The physician then turned a cleaner for organized crime.
Should you or somebody you already know is experiencing little one abuse, name or textual content Baby Assist Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
