Timothy Busfield, the well-known actor and director, has been arrested and charged with child sex abuse charges. Unfortunately for Busfield, a tidal wave of past allegations, complaints, and never-before-shared testimony has emerged in light of the recent allegations.
Busfield has been involved in Hollywood for years. He’s best known for his roles in “Field of Dreams”, “Thirtysomething”, and “The West Wing”. Throughout the years, he’s been called a “creep” and faced lawsuits that ended in quiet settlements, but he’s never faced criminal charges until recently.
Just recently, it has come to light that Julia Roberts’ sister-in-law, Eliza Roberts, once voluntarily submitted a deposition for a court case involving Busfield. In her deposition, she described Busfield as a creep who would compulsively chase after women. She claimed that he had attempted to get her to have sexual relations with him despite him being married at the time. This deposition was provided in response to a lawsuit submitted by a 17-year-old girl who was accusing Busfield of sexual harassment on the set of “Little Big League”, where she was an actor and he was a director. Ultimately, this case was settled out of court in 1995 for an undisclosed sum of money.
In November 2024, an official investigation into Busfield’s actions was launched after officers with the Albuquerque Police Department were called out to the University of New Mexico Hospital by a doctor. Once they arrived, the doctor explained the situation.
That night, eleven-year-old twins who starred on the show “The Cleaning Lady” in 2024 had been admitted to the hospital with ‘suspicious’ injuries. After being questioned by the doctors, one of the children admitted that sexual abuse incidents had been ongoing since he was seven years old. Horrifically, the police department declined to press charges at the time.
One of the boys also stated that he was “very afraid” of Busfield when he was on set, but he didn’t tell anyone at the time because Busfield was the director. The youngster feared getting into trouble and also feared making the powerful director mad.
Later on, the case was later reopened when the same assault was re-reported twice more by one of the children’s counselors and his pediatrician. Now, Busfield is facing two counts of sexual contact with a minor and child abuse.
Sexual Conduct Against a Child in New York City
Under New York Law, getting charged with sexual contact with a minor can have serious consequences, but the severity of the penalties often depends on factors like the nature of the contact, the age of the child, and the perpetrator’s age. The most serious charge, sexual conduct in the first degree, is a class B felony, while a second-degree charge is a class D felony.
Child abuse charges also vary in severity based on the severity of the harm and the nature of the offense. Keep in mind that sexual offenses involving a child automatically result in mandatory registration as a sexual offender.
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