New Mexico judge tosses charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconduct
Judge Joseph Montano said prosecutors misled grand jurors and blocked witness testimony, ending the child-sex-contact case against actor Timothy Busfield.
- State District Judge Joseph Montano dismissed the indictment against actor Timothy Busfield on Friday, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
- The case stems from Busfield's role directing the TV series The Cleaning Lady from 2022 to 2024, when parents of two twin boys claimed he inappropriately touched their children on set.
- During a September hearing, defense attorney Amanda Fayerberg alleged prosecutors were "willfully blind to the lack of evidence" and "invented procedural hurdles" to block witness testimony.
- Montano ruled prosecutors failed to act impartially and violated grand jury statutes, wrongly withholding witnesses who were "present, available and willing to testify."
- Although the court order allows the state to file new criminal charges against Busfield, prosecutors have not immediately indicated whether they will pursue a new indictment.
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Judge dismisses indictment of actor Timothy Busfield on child sexual assault
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A judge in New Mexico on Friday dismissed sexual assault charges against "West Wing" actor Timothy Busfield, according to court documents. "The prosecuting attorney failed to act in a fair and impa...
Timothy Busfield Indictment on Child Sex Abuse Charges Thrown Out by Judge
A New Mexico judge on Friday threw out an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield, finding that prosecutors failed to act in an impartial manner during the grand jury proceedings. Busfield was indicted in February on charges of groping a 7-year-old boy on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a Fox show on which he worked as a director. He maintains his innocence. In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors …
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