Timothy Busfield is going through 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 toddler 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 assist the fees.
Per the authorized paperwork, the alleged assault concerned a toddler actor and passed off on the set of TV collection The Cleansing Girl. Busfield directed the collection whereas the accuser and his twin brother had been little one actors on the venture, which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025.
Within the grievance, the kid concerned mentioned the primary incident of inappropriate touching of his “non-public areas” occurred when the minor was 7-years-old. The kid accused Busfield of touching him three or 4 occasions, per the paperwork.
When the kid was 8, Busfield allegedly touched him 5 – 6 occasions throughout a separate incident.
In accordance 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 Youngster Protecting Providers that the alleged abuse occurred between late 2022 and the second half of 2024, the grievance mentioned.
In accordance 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 in opposition to him in November 2025 and was requested if he had any “bodily contact” with the kids, resembling choosing them up or tickling them.
“Timothy mentioned it was extremely probably 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 can be “in entrance of the dad and mom.”
The Emmy award winner later added through the police dialog that he didn’t particularly recall choosing up the boys at any time.
“I don’t bear in mind these boys,” he mentioned, per the affidavit. “No, I don’t. I don’t truly, I don’t bear in mind it, if it occurred. I don’t bear 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 Girl, 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 collection. The present adopted her character after she got here to the U.S. looking for medical therapy for her son, solely to finish up witnessing a mob killing. The physician then grew to become a cleaner for organized crime.
Should you or somebody you understand is experiencing little one abuse, name or textual content Youngster Assist Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
