Actor Timothy Busfield told detective allegations of child sex abuse were 'disgusting,' audio shows

Authorities in New Mexico released audio of actor Timothy Busfield telling a detective that he never did anything sexual with two young boys on the set of a show he directed and calling the allegations “disgusting.”The audio, obtained by NBC affiliate KOB of Albuquerque, is from a phone call in November between Busfield and a detective in Albuquerque who said he was investigating a report from a child about something that was alleged to have happened on the set of “The Cleaning Lady.”A grand jury in Bernalillo County indicted Busfield, 68, in February on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child.

Authorities in New Mexico released audio of actor Timothy Busfield telling a detective that he never did anything sexual with two young boys on the set of a show he directed and calling the allegations “disgusting.”

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The audio, obtained by NBC affiliate KOB of Albuquerque, is from a phone call in November between Busfield and a detective in Albuquerque who said he was investigating a report from a child about something that was alleged to have happened on the set of “The Cleaning Lady.”

A grand jury in Bernalillo County indicted Busfield, 68, in February on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. According to the indictment, the contact is alleged to have occurred on multiple occasions from 2022 to 2024.