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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 sequence, The Cleansing Woman, 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 likewise filmed a video obtained by TMZ.
“Hello everyone, it’s Tim,” the footage opens. “I’m positive most of you understand, which can be watching this, that I used to be ordered to return to Albuquerque – I’m right here now. I obtained the decision Friday night time, I needed to get a lawyer. Saturday I obtained 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 amazing staff, 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, however 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 together with his accusers.
This similar officer additional wrote within the report that Busfield and his spouse acknowledged that they’d “a relationship” with the alleged victims’ households exterior 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 seemed to be ashamed,” in keeping with the warrant.
As for Gilbert?
“Throughout this era, her focus is on supporting and caring for his or her very massive household, as they navigate this second,” the actress’ rep advised Us Weekly in an announcement on Tuesday. “Melissa stands with and helps her husband and can tackle 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 Woman, mentioned this week:
“The well being and security of our solid and crew is at all times our prime precedence, particularly the protection of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very significantly 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 regulation enforcement.”
