"The U.S. Marshals are now working with the Albuquerque Police Department to arrest Timothy Busfield, three days after a warrant was issued for his arrest on child sexual abuse charges. "Albuquerque Police Department is working with the U.S. Marshal Service to get Mr. Busfield into custody," APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos shared with Deadline. He has not been arrested yet. Busfield reportedly lives in Upstate New York with his wife, Melissa Gilbert."
"he allegedly sexually abused two boys who were actors on the set of The Cleaning Lady from November 2022 to Spring 2024. The children told police that Busfield, who was a director on the show, asked the kids to call him Uncle Tim and would touch them inappropriately on set. One child claimed the abuse began when he was seven years old."
U.S. Marshals are assisting the Albuquerque Police Department to arrest Timothy Busfield following a warrant for child sexual abuse charges. Busfield reportedly lives in Upstate New York with his wife, Melissa Gilbert. A warrant was issued January 9 alleging Busfield sexually abused two boys who were actors on The Cleaning Lady between November 2022 and Spring 2024. A New Mexico doctor alerted police in November 2024. The children's parents filed a police report in October 2025 after consulting attorneys and doctors. The children said Busfield asked them to call him "Uncle Tim" and touched them inappropriately; one child said the abuse began at age seven.
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