Overview
- A Bernalillo County grand jury indicted Busfield on February 6 on four counts alleging criminal sexual contact of a child tied to two young actors on The Cleaning Lady set between late 2022 and spring 2024.
- Prosecutors’ initial witness list names four people who previously accused Busfield of sexual misconduct, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.
- Busfield pleaded not guilty on February 10, waived arraignment and future pretrial appearances with court approval on February 18, and the next hearing is set for March 10.
- Assistant District Attorney Savannah Brandenburg-Koch told the court the evidence is “strong and specific,” saying the children’s accounts are supported by medical findings and their therapist.
- Busfield denies wrongdoing in a video statement and his attorneys argue the allegations are a retaliatory fabrication, while he remains released under conditions that bar unsupervised contact with minors.