ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.
\n\nState District Judge Joseph Montano granted a defense motion to toss the charges in a decision released Friday.
\n\nBusfield has repeatedly denied the allegations, describing them as lies motivated by revenge.
\n\nProsecutors did not immediately say whether they would seek a new indictment.
\n\nThe case stems from when Busfield was directing the TV series “The Cleaning Lady” from 2022 to 2024. The parents of two twin boys who were let go from the show claimed that Busfield inappropriately touched the children on the set in Albuquerque.
\n\nAccording to a criminal complaint filed in January, an investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department said a boy reported that Busfield touched him on his private areas over his clothing on one occasion when he was 7 years old and another time when he was 8. The boy’s twin brother told authorities he was also touched by Busfield, but he did not specify where and didn’t say anything because he didn’t want…
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