Actor and director Timothy Busfield surrendered to New Mexico authorities Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with child sex abuse charges — and insisted he was innocent before being taken into custody, according to a report.
“The West Wing” actor, 68, turned himself into the Albuquerque Police Department after cops alleged he engaged in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys while directing the Fox show “The Cleaning Lady” in 2024, TMZ reported.
The director, in a video provided to the outlet by his lawyer ahead of his arrest, claimed “he did not do anything to those little boys.”
“I’m going to confront these lies, they’re horrible,” Busfield said in the clip.
“They are all lies and I did not do anything to those little boys. And I’m going to fight it. I’m going to fight it with a great team, and I’m going to be exonerated. I know I am because this is all so wrong and all lies.
“So hang in there, and hopefully I’m out real soon and back to work. I love everybody for supporting me.”
Busfield, who was declared missing, said he traveled 2,000 miles to Albuquerque after learning of the charges Friday and obtaining a lawyer the following day.
The Michigan-born actor-director, best known for his role as Danny Concannon on HBO’s political drama “The West Wing,” faces two counts of criminal misconduct against a minor — one for each child — according to a warrant issued on Friday by New Mexico Police.
He is accused of inappropriately touching one of the boys three or four times, and the other five or six times, according to the warrant.
The alleged abuse began in 2022, when the boy was 7 years old, according to court documents.
It wasn’t investigated until November 2024, when a physician notified police about suspected
sexual abuse after examining one of the children at the University of New Mexico Hospital, according to the criminal complaint.
Attorneys for Warner Bros., which produced “The Cleaning Lady,” told cops that a prior independent investigation into the allegations found no evidence to support the claims, the complaint alleged.
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