00:00I'm going to fight it. Timothy Busfield denies child abuse claims, calling allegations all
00:05lies. Timothy Busfield, 68, has denied child abuse allegations.
00:10following his January 13th arrest in New Mexico. The Emmy-winning actor and
00:15director is charged with two counts of criminal s contact with a minor and one count
00:20of child abuse on the set of The Cleaning Lady. From jail, Busfield denies
00:25the accusations in a TMZ video stating, I'm going to confront these lies and I did not do
00:30anything to those little boys. He added, I'm going to fight it because the claims are false.
00:35His attorney, Larry Stein, echoed the denial in a statement to Us Weekly.
00:40Saying, Tim Busfield denies the allegations in the criminal complaint. They are completely false.
00:45And noted that Busfield voluntarily took and passed an independent polygraph test.
00:50Busfield's wife, Melissa Gilbert, submitted a heartfelt letter urging the judge to keep him
00:55safe while awaiting trial. The reality is that Tim Busfield is my love.
01:00My partner in business and life. She said her husband in the legal document, according to People.
01:05He is my comfort and my counsel. His joy, humor, and quick wish
01:10bring sparkle to my life. She also said that Busfield has the strongest
01:15moral compass of any human I have ever known. Gilbert continued saying that on
01:20every single set where Tim is working, multiple people have told her he is their favorite
01:25director ever. His former students tell me he was their favorite teacher ever.
01:30Gilbert added, In court documents obtained by Us Weekly, his attorneys criticized
01:35the motion as being based on a story that has already collapsed under independent scrutiny.
01:40The state offers no reliable proof. The legal documents that what exists
01:45are only allegations advanced by witnesses with documented histories of fraud and financial
01:50exploitation. Busfield also claimed the accusations are contradicted by a comprehensive
01:55studio investigation, as well as refuted by witnesses, according to his attorney.
02:00He is filing.
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