US Marshals join hunt for missing West Wing star Timothy Busfield who faces child sex abuse charges
US Marshals have joined the search for missing actor Timothy Busfield who is facing child sexual abuse charges.
A warrant is out for the star who appeared in the shows The West Wing and Thirtysomething.
Officials at a New Mexico hospital claimed two boys, 11, were groomed on the set of The Cleaning Lady – a series where Busfield, 68, worked as a director.
Busfield allegedly told the children to “call him uncle Tim.”
Cops started to investigate the abuse claims after receiving a report from a doctor.
One boy claimed Busfield inappropriately touched him when he was seven and eight years of age, according to an affidavit seen by the Los Angeles Times.
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The alleged victim claimed he was afraid to report the abuse.
He was worried that “Tim” would get mad at him.
A second child star claimed Busfield touched him during the first two years they worked on The Cleaning Lady.
Albuquerque cops are working with US Marshals, a police spokesperson told Deadline.
Fox and Warner Bros officials have spoken out amid the probe.
“The health and safety of our cast and crew is always our top priority, especially the safety of minors on our productions,” they said.
“We take all allegations of misconduct very seriously and have systems in place to promptly and thoroughly investigate and, when needed, take appropriate action.”
Busfield has not yet been arrested.
He has more than 700 credits as an actor, director and producer to his name.
Busfield won an Emmy for his role as Elliot Weston on Thirtysomething in 1991.
He starred as Danny Concannon in several series of the West Wing.
The actor and director tied the knot with Melissa Gilbert in 2013.
Gilbert suddenly deleted her social media in light of the ongoing police probe.
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