Timothy Busfield appears in court with wife…
Actor and director Timothy Busfield appeared in court on Tuesday as he faces allegations of youngster intercourse abuse.
New photographs show Busfield, 68, at a listening to in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
His wife Melissa Gilbert, 62, was seen sitting in the courtroom behind him, supporting him.
Timothy Busfield before a listening to in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, January 20, 2026. via REUTERS
Melissa Gilbert, wife of Timothy Busfield, during Busfield’s listening to in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Getty Images
Prosecutors have charged Busfield with two counts of felony inappropriate contact of a minor and one depend of youngster abuse, which he denied.
On Jan. 9, an arrest warrant was issued for Busfield, on allegations of youngster intercourse abuse in New Mexico. The actor and director is best recognized for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and “The West Wing.”
The actor has denied the accusations but he surrendered to police in New Mexico on Jan. 13.
According to court docs obtained by KOAT, the investigation into the matter was launched in November 2024 when an officer was dispatched to the University of New Mexico Hospital after a doctor called police.
An officer reportedly spoke with two mother and father who claimed that their youngsters have been actors on the Fox collection “The Cleaning Lady” in 2024.
Busfield is accused of inappropriately touching one of the boys three or 4 instances, and the other 5 or six instances, according to the arrest warrant.
Melissa Gilbert attends a listening to for Timothy Busfield in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Getty Images
Timothy Busfield greets protection attorney Christopher Allen Dodd before his listening to in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Getty Images
Currently, he stays behind bars in New Mexico.
The “Little House on the Prairie” actress has been married to Busfield since 2013. Gilbert submitted a letter of assist for her husband that was obtained by People and revealed on Sunday.
“I only want this extraordinary man safe and whole,” Gilbert wrote in the letter.
She continued, “Please, please, take care of my sweet husband. As he is my protector, I am his, but I cannot protect him now and I think that, more than anything else, is what is truly breaking my heart, I am relying on you to protect him for me.”
Defense attorney Amber Fayerberg, Timothy Busfield and protection attorney Christopher Allen Dodd hear as Bernalillo Country Deputy District Attorney Savannah Brandenburg-Koch presents during a listening to in the Second District Judicial Court at the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Getty Images
Timothy Busfield’s lawyer Larry Stein stands in entrance of the Bernalillo County Courthouse, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2026, in Albuquerque, N.M. AP
Gilbert’s letter continued, “The reality is that Tim Busfield is my love, my rock, my partner in business and life…I can tell you, and anyone, that I know Tim better and more intimately than anything in his life ever has. Conversely, he knows me in the same way,” she said. “Tim has the strongest moral compass of any human I have ever known. He has dedicated his spiritual self to always being of service to others. He starts every day with kindness and compassion.”
Amid his arrest, Busfield has been edited out of an upcoming Amazon MGM movie. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the actor will no longer seem in the rom-com “You Deserve Each Other” starring Meghann Fahy, Penn Badgley, Kyle MacLachlan and Justin Long.
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