Melissa Gilbert Stands by Husband Amidst Child Abuse Charges

0:00Melissa Gilbert hit up a TV interview this week, standing firm by her husband Timothy Bussfield's side nearly three months after his arrest on child. Central Abuse charges. The accusations came from two twin boys during his stint directing the Fox show The Cleaning Lady Back in New Mexico. Bussfield turned himself in right away, denied everything flat out, and got released from custody soon after. Earlier this year in January, cops issued a warrant, and by February a grand jury hit him with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. He pleaded not guilty, and his lawyers calling the whole thing revenge from the accuser's mom after her son got fired from the set. Gilbert's been all in from the jump, dropping a statement through her rep, and even pinning a heartfelt letter to the judge begging to keep her man, safe behind bars. She calls him her rock, totally honest, and the most honorable guy she knows trusts him with her kids and grandkids lives no question. In the fresh interview, she said she's 100% confident he'll get exonerated, though

1:00they're bracing for whatever comes. Gareal emotional too, picturing justice as a full apology that lives this dark cloud off him. For now, the trials locked in for May of 2027, and Gilbert's channeling all her energy into holding the family together through the storm. This has been Durham News Today, powered by AI.