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\t\t<\/p>\n Timothy Busfield<\/strong><\/a> has been indicted on child sex abuse charges.<\/p>\n On Friday (February 6), the 68-year-old actor and director was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child by a grand jury in New Mexico, Variety<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n \u201cAs with all criminal proceedings, Mr. Busfield is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law,\u201d Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman<\/strong> said in a statement via Facebook<\/a>. \u201cThis case will proceed through the judicial process and is expected to move forward to trial.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>Busfield <\/strong>has been accused of sexually abusing two boys<\/a>, who were allegedly 7 and 8 at the time, on the set of The Cleaning Lady<\/em> when he was directing an episode in 2022. He turned himself in to law enforcement<\/a> in New Mexico days after his arrest warrant was issued. He was later released from custody<\/a> pending trial.<\/p>\n The West Wing<\/em> actor has previously denied any wrongdoings<\/a> and said that he will \u201cconfront these lies\u201d brought against him.<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t see, Timothy Busfield<\/strong>\u2018s wife, Little House on the Prairie<\/em> actress Melissa Gilbert<\/strong><\/a>, shared a new statement after he was released <\/a>from police custody.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n