Timothy Busfield faces new sexual abuse claim by 16-year-old girl
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Authorities are asking the judge to detain Timothy Busfield while trial is pending.
The West Wing actor Timothy Busfield is facing another accusation of sexual abuse after he surrendered to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) on Tuesday. An arrest warrant had been issued for the director to face child sex abuse charges last week.
Busfield was booked by Albuquerque police on charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. He faces two counts of criminal sexual contact of a child under 13 and one count of child abuse.
The new accusation of sexual abuse comes from a pretrial detention motion filed on Jan. 14, and viewed by Global News.
In the filing, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bergman and Deputy DA Savannah Brandenburg-Koch revealed that the claim against Busfield came to light over the past 24 hours.
“Another victim’s father, Colin Swift, reported to law enforcement on January 13, 2026 reporting sexual abuse of their daughter that occurred several years ago by the hands of the defendant in Sacramento, CA,” the filing states.
“While auditioning for the defendant at B Street Theatre, the 16-year-old reported that defendant kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her privates,” the filing continues.
Busfield allegedly “begged the family to not report to law enforcement if he received therapy.”
Swift, who is a therapist himself, “thought at the time that was the best thing to do,” according to the motion.
