Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel.<\/p>\n
Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge. <\/p>\n
An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of \u201cThe Cleaning Lady,\u201d a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. <\/p>\n
The child said the first incident happened when he was 7 years old and Busfield touched him three or four times. Busfield allegedly touched him five or six times on another occasion when he was 8. <\/p>\n
The child\u2019s mother reported to Child Protective Services that the abuse occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024, the complaint said. <\/p>\n
Busfield\u2019s attorney and agent did not immediately respond to email messages seeking comment late Friday. <\/p>\n
The arrest warrant, which was signed by a judge, said the charge is for two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor. <\/p>\n
According to the complaint, the child, which it identifies only by his initials, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. A social worker documented him saying he has had nightmares about Busfield touching him and woken up scared. <\/p>\n
The child was reportedly afraid to tell anyone because Busfield was the director and he feared he would get mad at him.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel.<\/p>\n