Actor Timothy Busfield “presented himself” to authorities Tuesday after a child accused him of sex abuse in New Mexico, a representative for Busfield confirmed.
Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed it had joined the Albuquerque Police Department in its search for the actor. Authorities had been unable to locate Busfield since an arrest warrant was issued in New Mexico last week.
The warrant was issued after two children reported that Busfield allegedly touched them inappropriately on the set of the Fox series “The Cleaning Lady” in which he directed and acted.
A lawyer representing Busfield did not immediately return a request for comment.
According to a criminal complaint filed earlier this month, the parents of two boys said Busfield allegedly touched them on multiple occasions when they were 7 and 8 years old. One of the boys reported that he was touched on his intimate parts, per the complaint.
The abuse is alleged to have taken place between November 2022 and spring 2024, according to the criminal complaint. Warner Bros. conducted an independent investigation into complaints made against Busfield that were reported in February 2025, but was not able to find any evidence to corroborate the allegations. The allegations included claims that Busfield kissed a child on the face as he was getting a haircut in the hair and makeup trailer.
In an interview with investigators in November, Busfield stated that another actor on the show told him the mother of the boys was upset with Busfield when the children weren’t brought back for the final season of the show, alleging that the mother wanted revenge on him for that reason, according to a transcript of the interview. The actor declined to speak to investigators, according to the complaint.
Busfield is best known for appearing in the TV shows “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething” and the movie “Field of Dreams.” The actor and director won an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series in 1991 for his role in “Thirtysomething.”
He is married to actress Melissa Gilbert. She deleted her Instagram some time after the allegations against her husband surfaced.
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