Melissa Gilbert’s life-style model, Fashionable Prairie, issued an announcement amid her husband, Timothy Busfield’s little one intercourse abuse case.
Shared by way of Instagram on Tuesday, January 13, Fashionable Prairie posted a message that restricted feedback, in contrast to the model’s common social media shares.
“Fashionable Prairie is conscious of current media stories relating to critical allegations involving a member of the family of our model muse, Melissa Gilbert. These allegations don’t contain Fashionable Prairie, our operations, nor our neighborhood,” the submit learn. “Fashionable Prairie unequivocally condemns abuse in all types and stays dedicated to values of security, integrity, and respect. Whereas these issues are private and don’t instantly contain Melissa or the model, we’re respecting the privateness of the household as they navigate a troublesome and private state of affairs.”
The assertion concluded, “Our focus stays on supporting our neighborhood and persevering with our work with care, accountability, and intention.”
The model’s LinkedIn profile states that Fashionable Prairie employs someplace between 11 to 50 workers after it was based in 2022 by Gilbert, 61, and Nicole Hasse.
The submit was shared roughly one hour after prosecutors within the case towards Busfield, 68, introduced by way of Fb that they intend on submitting a movement to maintain the West Wing alum in custody after being charged with two counts, one among felony sexual contact of a minor and one other of kid abuse, earlier that day.

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Bernalillo County District Lawyer Sam Bregman wrote by way of Fb that if the movement is permitted, “a decide will then decide whether or not Busfield stays detained or is launched pending trial.”
Fashionable Prairie’s assertion additionally adopted Gilbert, 61, sharing an announcement of her personal with Us Weekly by way of her rep on Tuesday. It detailed that the Little Home on the Prairie star remained targeted “on supporting and caring for his or her very giant household as they navigate this second,” earlier than reiterating that Gilbert is supporting the actor. “Melissa stands with and helps her husband and can deal with the general public at an acceptable time,” the assertion concluded.
Us confirmed on Tuesday that Busfield had surrendered to New Mexico authorities after a baby actor accused the actor and director of touching him inappropriately whereas engaged on Fox’s The Cleansing Girl between 2022 and 2024. Busfield served as director and an govt producer on the sequence, which aired from 2022 to 2025.
Busfield’s legal professional, Stanton “Larry” Stein, instructed Us that his consumer voluntarily appeared earlier than authorities “after touring throughout the nation to confront these false and deeply troubling allegations. He’s harmless and is decided to clear his identify.”
Stein concluded that “the claims being made towards Tim are fully false, and we’ll struggle this to the top till the reality prevails.”
In line with an Albuquerque Police Division affidavit, seen by Us, the accuser labored on The Cleansing Girl alongside his twin brother. The kid claimed that Busfield touched his “personal elements” three or 4 occasions when he was 7 years outdated. The grievance additionally alleged that Busfield touched the kid once more when he was 8 years outdated, and the latter incidence allegedly occurred 5 or 6 occasions.
The paperwork detailed that the kid “was afraid to inform anybody as a result of Tim was the director, and he feared Tim would get mad at him,” nonetheless the kid’s mom reported the alleged incidents to Youngster Protecting Companies on the time. The kid was later recognized with post-traumatic stress dysfunction and anxiousness, per the grievance.
Should you or somebody you understand is experiencing little one abuse, name or textual content the Youngster Assist Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
