Timothy Busfield shares shocking new audio from twins who accused him of molestation which he says badly undermines their allegations
Two child actors who were allegedly inappropriately touched by actor Timothy Busfield initially told police that he 'never' touched their 'private areas', new audio reveals.
Audio shared by Busfield's attorneys, first reported by TMZ, showed the child actors deny Busfield ever touched their genitals when first questioned by cops in November 2024.
The twin boys, referred to only as VL and SL in court documents, were asked by an officer: 'So, you know what is right and wrong, right? You know no one can touch your private areas?'
One boy responded: 'Yeah, but he doesn't touch those parts.'
The second boy responded: 'No, he's never touched me... never.'
According to Busfield's warrant, the children initially did not tell police that the West Wing star touched them inappropriately, but in October 2025 their mom reported to Child Protective Services that one of her children told a therapist that Busfield did.
The child told a therapist that Busfield touched his 'genitalia' and 'bottom' while in a bedroom on the set of the TV show The Cleaning Lady, according to the affidavit.
Busfield's attorneys submitted the audio of the boys' first police interview to court in New Mexico on Monday and claimed in their filing that it was proof of an 'unequivocal denial' to the allegations against the actor.
Two child actors who were allegedly inappropriately touched by actor Timothy Busfield initially told police that he 'never' touched their 'private areas', new audio reveals
Busfield, seen with his wife Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert in 2023, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse
Prosecutors at the time classified the audio as failing to 'disclose' alleged abuse.
Busfield, who is married to Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse.
In a separate filing in New Mexico, Busfield was accused of sexually assaulting a third child, a 16-year-old girl, while she was auditioning for one of his shows.
The alleged victim's father told police Busfield groped the aspiring actress 'several years ago' at the theater he founded in Sacramento, California.
'While auditioning for the defendant at B Street Threatre, the 16-year-old reported that (he) kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her privates,' the motion states.
Busfield allegedly 'begged the family to not report to law enforcement if he received therapy,' and the alleged victim's father, being a 'therapist himself, thought at the time that was the best thing to do.'
According to filings from Busfield's attorneys, an actor at the theatre, Matthew Moore, undercut these allegations.
Moore allegedly had a conversation with the girl's father, who was eager to get his pilot for a TV series off the ground.
The girl's father allegedly told Moore: 'They are going to love it because Tim Busfield is going to present it to them, which I'm certain he will do because he will need to if he thinks he's going to f*** my daughter.'
When Moore asked the dad why he thought Busfield was pursuing his daughter, he allegedly replied: 'Because she's a total babe', per the court documents.
Busfield (pictured in his mugshot) is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County
According to TMZ, the actor thought it was clear that the father was trying to leverage his young daughter's looks to advance his career.
Busfield's attorneys submitted the claims ahead of a hearing on Tuesday to determine if he will be released on bail before his trial.
The fallout of the claims against the actor has led Amazon MGM to edit him out of upcoming film You Deserve Each Other.
The Emmy-award winning actor was set to play the role of Bernie, the father of Meghann Fahy's character Naomi, for filmmakers Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.
Production on the romantic comedy - which also stars Penn Badgley, Justin Long, Natalie Morales, Hope Davis, Kyle MacLachlan and Ana Gasteyer - has ended, insiders told The Hollywood Reporter Monday.
Without reshoots, editors will have to use digital technology to remove Busfield from the scenes he appeared in. Producers have not yet issued a release date for the film, which is based off author Sarah Hogle's 2020 book.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Busfield's lawyer and reps for Amazon MGM for further comment on the story.
Melissa Gilbert, 61, feels like she's in the midst of a 'nightmare' amid a spate of allegations aimed at her husband of 12 years, Timothy Busfield, 68. Pictured in 2023 in Monaco
With Busfield behind bars, his wife Melissa Gilbert has told insiders that she feels like she's in the midst of a 'nightmare' due to the allegations against her husband.
The actress, 61, is 'very concerned about Tim in jail' as he's being held at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, a source told People Monday.
'She wants him out so he's safe,' said the source. 'The detention facility where he's being held has safety issue complaints.'
'The past week has been a nightmare for Melissa,' the source told outlet.
