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Timothy Busfield has damaged his silence.
As beforehand reported, the Albuquerque Police Division issued an arrest warrant for the veteran actor on January 9… alleging in it that Busfield engaged in illegal sexual conduct with 11-year twins.
Their dad and mom claimed the victims met Busfield on the set of the FOX collection, The Cleansing Girl, after Busfield joined as a director in season 2.
On Tuesday, in the meantime, the star (who’s married to Melissa Gilbert) surrounded to police — and in addition filmed a video obtained by TMZ.
“Hello everyone, it’s Tim,” the footage opens. “I’m positive most of you already know, which are watching this, that I used to be ordered to return to Albuquerque – I’m right here now. I acquired the decision Friday evening, I needed to get a lawyer. Saturday I acquired within the automobile, drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque. I’m gonna confront these lies. They’re horrible.”
He concluded and concluded:
“They’re all lies and I didn’t do something to these little boys and I’m gonna combat it. I’m gonna combat it with an excellent group, and I’m gonna be exonerated, I do know I’m, as a result of that is all so unsuitable and all lies.”
“So dangle in there and hopefully I’m out actual quickly and again to work. I like everyone for supporting me, thanks.”
When beforehand chatting with a police officer, Busfield mentioned he didn’t “keep in mind” ever tickling or selecting up the 2 youngster actors, though he didn’t rule out the likelihood that bodily contact could have occurred.
“If it occurred, I don’t keep in mind overtly tickling the boys ever, nevertheless it wouldn’t be unusual for me,’” the officer wrote of the actor’s assertion, who additionally claimed Busfield mentioned he was by no means alone along with his accusers.
This similar officer additional wrote within the report that Busfield and his spouse said that they’d “a relationship” with the alleged victims’ households outdoors of labor and even purchased them Christmas presents.
Final yr, a therapist spoke to one of many alleged victims and the kid claimed Busfield “had touched and rubbed his penis 3 or 4 instances and gave the impression to be ashamed,” in accordance with the warrant.
As for Gilbert?
“Throughout this era, her focus is on supporting and caring for his or her very giant household, as they navigate this second,” the actress’ rep advised Us Weekly in a press release on Tuesday. “Melissa stands with and helps her husband and can deal with the general public at an acceptable time.”
Busfield is greatest identified for his position as Danny Concannon on The West Wing.
A consultant at Warner Bros. Tv, which produced The Cleansing Girl, mentioned this week:
“The well being and security of our solid and crew is at all times our high precedence, particularly the security of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very severely and have methods in place to promptly and totally examine, and when wanted, take acceptable motion. [We] have been and can proceed to cooperate with legislation enforcement.”
