"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities Tuesday and vowed to fight charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. His apprehension comes after authorities in Albuquerque issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse."
""Tim voluntarily appeared before New Mexico authorities after traveling across the country to confront these false and deeply troubling allegations," said Stanton Stein, an attorney for Busfield. "He is innocent and is determined to clear his name." Busfield was booked by Albuquerque police on the charges, said Gilbert Gallegos, spokesperson for the city police department. A first appearance in court was scheduled for Wednesday."
"NBC shelved an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" that featured Busfield and was set to air Thursday, a network spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press. Busfield was guest-starring as the judge on the long-running show, which focuses on sex crimes. The criminal complaint filed by an investigator with the police department says the boy reported that he was 7 years old when Busfield touched him three or four times on private areas over his clothing."
Timothy Busfield turned himself in to New Mexico authorities and was booked on charges including two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse. Authorities issued a warrant after an investigator's criminal complaint alleged inappropriate touching of a minor on the set of the TV series The Cleaning Lady, filmed in Albuquerque. A boy reported he was seven years old when Busfield touched him three or four times on private areas over his clothing. Busfield maintains his innocence and vows to clear his name, and a first court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday.
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