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Child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield dropped over prosecutor misconduct
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Director and actor Timothy Busfield looks on before a hearing in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on Jan. 20, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Busfield was indicted on four charges of criminal sexual contact of a child in February, over allegations that he touched two children inappropriately on the set of “The Cleaning Lady” TV series while filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A New Mexico judge dismissed the grand jury indictment accusing actor Timothy Busfield of criminal sexual contact with minors, finding prosecutors mishandled the proceedings by withholding requested witnesses and making errors in instructing jurors.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
Almost a year after Timothy Busfield was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse stemming from alleged incidents involving two minor boys on the New Mexico set of the Fox/Warner Bros TV series The Cleaning Lady, the Emmy winner has seen the case against him di…
SANTA FE, N.M. (Court TV) — A judge dismissed the indictment against actor Timothy Busfield Friday after finding that prosecutors mishandled grand jury proceedings. Busfield, 69, had been charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor under 13 after two children who worked with him…
A New Mexico judge on Friday threw out an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield, finding that prosecutors failed to act in an impartial manner during the grand jury proceedings. Busfield was indicted in February on charges of groping a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a Fox show…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge has thrown out a high-profile child sex abuse indictment against actor-director Timothy Busfield. In February, a grand jury indicted Busfield after police said he inappropriately touched a child actor on the set of The Cleaning Lady, filmed in Albuquerque.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
Prosecution did not act in fair and impartial way in grand jury proceedings, judge rules, after West Wing actor charged with groping young boy on TV set A state court judge in New Mexico has dismissed charges of child sexual abuse against West Wing actor and director Timothy Busfield, saying the pr…
A judge dismissed child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield on Friday because, he said, prosecutors "failed to act in a fair and impartial manner."
Director and actor Timothy Busfield looks on before a hearing in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on Jan. 20, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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