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Timothy Busfield has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
Busfield filed the plea on Feb. 11, according to New Mexico court records viewed by Fox News Digital. On the same day, he waived his right to a trial, as well as other pretrial motions.
The witness list was sent by prosecutors on February 13. The next hearing in the case, a pretrial conference, is scheduled for March 10.
The “ThirtySomething” star, 68, is committed to it local authorities on charges of sexually abusing children on Jan. 13. He was held without bail when he was arrested on two counts of sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse.
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Timothy Busfield was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month on four counts of child sex. (AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)
Busfield’s attorney, Larry Stein, insisted that the case against his client was “not substantiated at trial” in a statement sent to Fox News Digital following his indictment.
“The case was unexpected. As the saying goes, the grand jury will put the ham sandwiches,” Stein said.
“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.”
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He added, “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 denied the allegations against him. (Eric Liebowitz)
Last month, authorities issued a warrant for Busfield’s arrest on allegations of misconduct dating back to his tenure as director of the TV series. “The Cleaning Lady.”
Busfield was released on Jan. 20. “You are authorized to be released on your own discretion and conditions from all future court settings,” Judge Murphy said. “You haven’t broken the law.”
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In addition, Busfield was ordered not to discuss the case with any of the witnesses and to have no contact with children under the age of 18.
According to an arrest warrant obtained by Fox News Digital, the 11-year-old twins alleged that the director, who they were told to call Uncle Tim on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” had inappropriately touched them.
Melissa Gilbert held her face in her hands and cried after a judge ordered her husband, Timothy Busfield, out of custody. (YouTube)
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The police investigation into the allegations against Busfield began on Nov. 1, 2024, after a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital reported the alleged sexual assault to police.
Busfield was initially charged with two counts of sexual contact with a minor, a child under the age of 13, and child abuse.
Under New Mexico law, each count of sexual contact carries up to six years in prison, and child abuse carries three years, said Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman.
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