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The West Wing alum Timothy Busfield surrendered to authorities days after a warrant was issued for his arrest stemming from child sex abuse charges. He has denied any wrongdoing.
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Timothy Busfield is facing his legal woes.
The West Wing alum surrendered to authorities in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Police Department confirmed to E! News Jan. 13, days after a warrant was issued for his arrest stemming from allegations of criminal sexual contact with 11-year-old twin boys.
Prior to handing himself into authorities, Busfield proclaimed his innocence, explaining that he intended to “confront” the accusations.
“They’re horrible,” he said in a video published by TMZ Jan. 13. “They’re all lies, and I did not do anything to those two little boys.”
The 68-year-old noted that he planned to fight the charges “with a great team,” adding, “I’m gonna be exonerated, I know I am, because this is all so wrong.”
E! News has reached out to Busfield’s personal attorney for comment but has not heard back.
According to the Jan. 9 warrant obtained by E! News, an investigation into Busfield—who is married to actress Melissa Gilbert—was opened in November 2024 after a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) alerted police of alleged sexual abuse, though the case did not meet authorities’ acceptance criteria at the time.
In October, the victims’ mother filed a report with Child Protective Services, alleging that the twins—who worked as child actors on the crime drama The Cleaning Lady, where Busfield served as a director—told her they had been sexually abused by the Emmy winner from November 2022 until spring 2024. One of the boys alleged that the conduct began when he was 7 years old, per the warrant.
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During an interview with investigators in November, Busfield said it was “highly likely” that he had physical contact with the twins on set of the Fox series, which filmed in New Mexico, alleging that their father made them hug him even though he “didn’t really want to,” per the warrant. He also alleged that the victims’ parents were upset after their kids were replaced on the show with a younger actor.
Busfield—whose acting credits also include Thirtysomething and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip—has faced sexual assault allegations in the past. In 2012, a woman accused him of groping her breasts and genital areas while attending a movie in Los Angeles, but a rep for the City Attorney’s Office told E! News at the time that prosecutors declined to press charges due to insufficient evidence.
While Busfield told police the encounter was “consensual,” per the APD warrant, he has not spoken publicly about the allegations.
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