Timothy Busfield Indicted on Four Child Sexual Contact Counts

A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor and director Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, stemming from allegations of misconduct on the set of the television series "The Cleaning Lady." Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment on Friday via a social media post, stating that the case would proceed through the judicial process and is expected to move forward to trial.

The charges relate to alleged incidents involving two minor boys during Busfield's time directing episodes of the Fox series, which filmed in Albuquerque. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Busfield in early January, prompting him to turn himself in to law enforcement. He was briefly held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center before appearing remotely in court on January 14. Prosecutors from Bregman's office, including the Special Victims Unit, sought to detain him, arguing that he posed a risk of reoffending and endangered others. However, defense attorneys contested the claims, describing them as originating from unreliable sources and motivated by personal grievances.

During a detention hearing on January 20, Judge David...