{"id":224293,"date":"2026-02-22T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/timothy-busfield-enters-plea-in-child-sex-abuse-case-after-being-indicted-by-grand-jury\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T00:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:00:29","slug":"timothy-busfield-enters-plea-in-child-sex-abuse-case-after-being-indicted-by-grand-jury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/timothy-busfield-enters-plea-in-child-sex-abuse-case-after-being-indicted-by-grand-jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Timothy Busfield Enters Plea in Child Sex Abuse Case After Being Indicted by Grand Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/timothy-busfield\/\" title=\"Timothy Busfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Timothy Busfield<\/strong><\/a> has officially entered his plea in his child sex abuse case. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the 68-year-old actor was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/06\/timothy-busfield-indicted-on-4-counts-of-child-sex-abuse-by-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted on four felony counts <\/a>of criminal sexual contact of a child, following accusations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/13\/timothy-busfields-mug-shot-released-after-arrest-for-child-sex-abuse-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an arrest<\/a> in January. <\/p>\n<p>Now, court records are showing the actor entered a plea on February 11th.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2183350\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/timothy-busfield-pleads-not-guilty-child-sex-abuse-charges-11911385\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/ew.com\/timothy-busfield-pleads-not-guilty-child-sex-abuse-charges-11911385&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em>, <strong>Timothy<\/strong> entered a not guilty plea, and his legal team is expected to appear in court on March 10th for a scheduling hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy <\/strong>was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/20\/melissa-gilbert-becomes-emotional-in-court-as-husband-timothy-busfield-is-released-from-custody-amid-child-sex-abuse-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released from custody<\/a> in late January and has been laying low while awaiting trial. <\/p>\n<p>He has also been excused from pre-trial hearings. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <strong>Timothy<\/strong>\u2018s wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/melissa-gilbert\/\" title=\"Melissa Gilbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Melissa Gilbert<\/strong><\/a> returned to social media. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/17\/melissa-gilbert-returns-to-social-media-following-husband-timothy-busfields-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See what she shared.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, <strong>Timothy<\/strong>\u2018s lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/06\/timothy-busfields-lawyer-responds-to-indictment-charges-says-accusations-are-fundamentally-unsound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke out about his indictment charges<\/a>, calling the accusations \u201cfundamentally unsound.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/21\/timothy-busfield-enters-plea-in-child-sex-abuse-case-after-being-indicted-by-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timothy Busfield has officially entered his plea in his child sex abuse case. Earlier this month, the 68-year-old actor was indicted on four felony counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, following accusations and an arrest in January. Now, court records are showing the actor entered a plea on February 11th. 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