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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

BREAKING: Actor Timothy Busfield Indicted on Four Counts of Child Sex Abuse | Crime Alert 02.06.26

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Breaking now: A New Mexico grand jury indicts actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. The indictment was announced by Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in Albuquerque. Drew Nelson reports.

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Crime Alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News Now. I'm Drew Nelson. Breaking Now, a New Mexico grand jury

0:07.0

indicts actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. The indictment

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announced by Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman in Albuquerque. Prosecutors say all four

0:20.2

charges are third-degree felonies with up to three years behind bars,

0:24.1

plus fines and post-release supervision.

0:27.0

Busfield, age 68, is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with two young boys who were child

0:33.1

actors on the Fox TV series, The Cleaning Lady, which employed Busfield as a director.

0:38.8

Investigators say the alleged conduct occurred on set during periods between late 2022 and

0:44.2

early 24. Busfield's attorneys accused the boys' parents of fabricating the story after the children's

0:50.1

roles were recast. Busfield turned himself into authorities in Albuquerque last month after an

0:56.2

arrest warrant was issued and was later released on his own recognizance. A judge ruled that Busfield

1:01.5

does not pose a danger to the community, but did impose strict conditions. He is barred from contacting

1:07.6

the alleged victims or their families, prohibited from possessing weapons,

1:11.4

and is not allowed unsupervised contact with any minors while the case moves forward.

1:16.4

Busfield has repeatedly denied the allegations.

1:19.2

In video obtained by our partners at TMZ, recorded shortly before he surrendered,

1:23.6

Busfield directly addressed the accusations.

1:26.4

I'm going to confront these lies.

1:28.4

They're horrible.

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They're all lies.

1:30.6

And I did not do anything to those little boys.

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And I'm going to fight it.

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