"Busfield, 68, has been charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and a single count of child abuse for allegedly inappropriately touching two child actors while he worked as a director and executive producer on the Fox drama "The Cleaning Lady," filmed in Albuquerque. He was held without bond pending a hearing on a motion for pretrial detention."
"In that motion, prosecutors argued Busfield should be jailed pending trial due to what they called "a sustained pattern of predatory conduct" that they said dated to at least 1994. That year, a 17-year-old extra on the film "Little Big League" accused Busfield of sexually assaulting her in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that was later settled privately, the motion states."
Timothy Busfield appeared in New Mexico court on charges alleging child sexual abuse. He faces two felony counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse for allegedly inappropriately touching two child actors while working on the Fox drama The Cleaning Lady, filmed in Albuquerque. He was held without bond pending a pretrial detention hearing. Prosecutors said a motion alleges a sustained pattern of predatory conduct dating back to at least 1994, when a 17-year-old extra filed a lawsuit that was later settled. A more recent report cited an alleged 16-year-old victim at a B Street Theatre audition; no charges have been filed regarding that incident. Busfield founded B Street Theatre in 1986, is listed as an emeritus board member, and has not participated since 2001.
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