Actor and director Timothy Busfield, accused of inappropriately touching children, has claimed innocence as additional allegations, spanning back years, have surfaced.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Busfield is facing child abuse and criminal sexual contact with a minor charges. He’s currently behind bars at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque.
On Friday, Busfield’s defense team filed a legal motion, in a push to get him out of jail. During his first court appearance Wednesday, a judge ordered him to remain jailed without bond.
A detention hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, to determine if the judge will release him, the Tri-City Record reports.
The alleged incidents reported happened to twin brothers on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” between 2022 and 2024, a criminal complaint stated.
“I did not do anything to those little boys,” Busfield told his defense attorneys in their Albuquerque office, according to TMZ.
“I’m going to fight it. I’m going to fight it with a great team, and I’m going to be exonerated. I know I am because this is all so wrong and all lies.”
The video happened shortly before Busfield turned himself in to Albuquerque police on January 13.
Meanwhile, Busfield’s civil lawyer, Larry Stein, told TMZ that a “revenge factor” is possible, after the children’s mother allegedly became upset upon learning they wouldn’t return to the show’s final season.
New Allegations Against Actor Timothy Busfield in Court Documents Filed This Week
Following the accusations, an allegation involving a 16-year-old girl surfaced, who auditioned for Busfield’s B Street Theatre in Sacramento, “several years ago.”
The filing claimed that Busfield “kissed her, put his hands down her pants and touched her privates,” the documents stated.
“The defendant begged the family to not report to law enforcement if he received therapy” the filing read.
Years before the B Street Theater allegation, U.S. District Judge James Ideman in 1996 ordered Busfield to pay $150,000 to a Minneapolis law firm after determining Busfield claimed the firm lied about a sexual assault.
According to Deseret News, Busfield filed a defamation suit against Messerli & Kramer, alleging that the law firm made up claims that he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl.
The amount owed is what the firm reportedly had to pay in defense against Busfield’s claims.
Busfield settled a lawsuit with the victim for an undisclosed amount.
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[Feature Photo: Timothy Busfield/Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office]
