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Judge orders release of actor Timothy Busfield from jail pending child sex abuse case in New Mexico
Busfield was released on his own recognizance pending trial and will be supervised by Albuquerque pretrial services, allowing him to live out of state during the process.
- On Tuesday, state district court Judge David Murphy ordered actor Timothy Busfield released on his own recognizance at a detention hearing.
- Earlier this month, Albuquerque police issued a warrant charging Timothy Busfield with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse, alleging acts on the set of The Cleaning Lady involving one boy and his twin brother.
- On Monday, Busfield's attorneys submitted two brief audio recordings in which children deny private-area touching and cited a Warner Bros. inquiry plus an independent polygraph test.
- Pretrial services in Albuquerque will supervise Busfield upon release, and the judge allowed him to leave the state to live at home after being held without bond last week.
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Timothy Busfield released from jail ahead of trial in child sex abuse case
Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield was released from jail on Tuesday pending trial on child sex abuse charges. “I don’t find that there’s been sufficient presentation that this defendant may commit new crimes if released pending trial,” ruled Bernalillo County District Court Judge David Murphy, citing a lack of past criminal conduct or similar allegations involving children, as well as Busfield’s voluntary surrender. As conditions of his releas…
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