Timothy Busfield Pleads Not Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse After Conviction
Timothy Busfield He filed the plea after he was indicted by a grand jury for child sexual abuse.
Busfield, 68, pleaded not guilty to four counts of having sex with a minor, according to New Mexico court records. People. The newspaper also reported that the director canceled his appearance in court and appearance before the trial, which was found by the judge on Wednesday, February 18. Us Weekly has reached the comment.
Us confirmed in January that Busfield was named in a New Mexico arrest warrant on charges of child sexual abuse on Fox’s set. The Cleaning Lady. He turned himself in to local law enforcement that month and vehemently denied the charges.
“I’m going to confront these lies. They’re horrible. They’re all lies, and I didn’t do anything to those little boys,” Busfield said in a video obtained by TMZ. “I will fight it. I will fight it with a great group, and I will be freed. I know because this is all wrong and all lies.”
Busfield was released from police custody on January 21, shortly before he was indicted by a grand jury.
“As in all criminal proceedings, Mr. Busfield is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law,” Bernalillo County District Attorney. Sam Bregman in a statement posted on Facebook earlier this month. “This case will continue through the judicial system and is expected to proceed to trial. The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office remains committed to doing everything possible to protect the children and ensure justice for the victims.”
Busfield has continued to maintain his innocence.
“The indictment was unexpected. As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich,” his lawyer. Larry Stein said the statement. “The most troubling thing is that the district attorney chooses to proceed with a frivolous and unsubstantiated case in the case. The remand trial exposed fatal weaknesses in the State’s evidence – gaps that cannot be addressed by charging decisions.”
Timothy Busfield’s lawyer is speaking out after the director was accused of inappropriate behavior with twin actors on The Cleaning Lady. “This morning, Tim voluntarily appeared before New Mexico authorities after traveling across the country to address these false and deeply troubling allegations,” Busfield’s public defender, Stanton “Larry” Stein, said. […]
Stein continued, “This prosecution appears to be driven by something other than the facts or the law. Mr. Busfield will fight these charges at every stage and looks forward to testing the State’s case in open court – where the evidence is important – not behind closed doors.”
Busfield is married Little House on the Prairie alum Melissa Gilbert since 2013. He has stood by her side throughout this legal battle.
“At this time, he is focused on supporting and taking care of their very large family, as they go through this time,” Gilbert’s lawyer, 61, told The Guardian. Us in a statement last month. “Melissa stands by her husband and supports him and will speak to the public at the appropriate time. We ask that their privacy be respected.”
Gilbert shared an update a few weeks later.
“I am sending you all my love and gratitude during this incredibly difficult time,” he said in a video shared via his Modern Prairie website. “Not only Tim, me and our family, but in the collective difficulties many of us seem to be struggling with right now. Add an unexpected storm to the mix, and it can all feel like too much. This season reminded me, very clearly, how important it is to slow down, prioritize what is really important, and allow ourselves moments of rest, to postpone our daily affairs, from the atmosphere to our sound. Re-install, reflect, and find our center again.”
If you or someone you know is being abused by children, call or text the Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
