Busfield Faces New Abuse Claims, New Mexico Case Proceeds

0:00It's April 3rd. This is entertainment in celebrity news, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. Timothy Busfield, the 68-year-old actor from West Wing and husband of Melissa Gilbert, is already fighting four counts of criminal sexual. Contact with minors in New Mexico. Eleven-year-old twin boys say he molested them on the set of the cleaning lady back in 2022 and 2024. He pleaded not guilty, but now more women are stepping forward with their own claims against him. Claudia Christian, the 60-year-old star from Babylon 5, says Busfield assaulted her during a rehearsal for the 1991 TV movie. Strays. She claims he grabbed her through her against the trailer wall, kissed her forcefully, and she had to push him off and run out. Then there's Eliza Roberts, wife of Eric Roberts, and sister-in-law to Julia. In the 1980s, she ran into Busfield at a library, and in the parking lot, he hit her with aggressive, graphic sex talk that freaked her out.

1:02She rode up her window, drove to a car wash, and called her husband from a payphone. Now she's ready to testify. Three more women have come forward with abuse accusations from years ago, adding fuel to the fire around Busfield. His lawyer, Larry Stein, dismissed these older claims as unproven and not worth addressing, while Busfield denies everything. The New Mexico case moves forward, with eyes on what prosecutors do next.