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NBC Reshoots Pulled SVU Episode With David Zayas, Sets Feb. 26 Airdate

The recasting follows criminal charges against Timothy Busfield in New Mexico related to alleged misconduct involving two child actors.

Overview

  • NBC had removed the January 15 SVU episode, titled Corrosive, after an arrest warrant for Timothy Busfield became public.
  • Busfield faces two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse tied to alleged incidents in Albuquerque.
  • David Zayas stepped into the guest role and completed reshoots, with the episode slated as the series’ return after NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage on February 26.
  • Authorities were alerted in late 2024 when a University of New Mexico Hospital doctor contacted Albuquerque police about concerns involving two brothers born in 2014.
  • Warner Bros. Television previously ran an internal probe after a SAG-AFTRA complaint that Deadline reported as clearing Busfield, as other partners moved to distance themselves, including Amazon MGM editing him out of a film and Innovative Artists dropping him.