Timothy Busfield is facing an arrest warrant for child sexual abuse

Actor and director Timothy Busfield is facing two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued Friday.

The investigation involves twin boys who were actors in the 2022 TV series “The Cleaning Lady,” of which Busfield was director. One of the boys told an investigator last fall that Busfield touched his “private areas” when he was seven years old, and again when he was eight, while they were on set.

According to one Statement from the Albuquerque Police Departmentthe boy said he was “very scared of Tim and relieved when he was upset.”

The actor from “West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething” directed six episodes of “The Cleaning Lady,” which aired on Fox from 2022 to 2025.

According to the affidavit, Busfield spoke to police by phone in November. He was asked if he had “any physical contact” with the boys and if he had picked them up and tickled them.

“Timothy said it was very likely he would do that,” the affidavit said.

Busfield then said the boys’ parents would be nearby, and it wouldn’t be “weird.” He later said he didn’t remember picking up those boys.

“I don’t remember those guys,” he said. “No, I don’t. Actually, I don’t know, I don’t remember if it happened. I don’t remember ever openly tickling the boys, but for me it wouldn’t be unusual.”

The 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s office declined to comment.

According to the affidavit, Warner Bros. in 2025 to conduct an investigation after SAG-AFTRA received an anonymous complaint about a separate incident in December 2024.

The complaint alleged that Busfield kissed a boy on the face in the hair and makeup trailer, and that he would tickle and caress the boys’ heads. Warner Bros. contracted with an outside researcher who could not substantiate this claim.

Albuquerque Police Det. Marvin Brown claimed in the affidavit that Warner Bros. “made it very difficult to obtain information for this case.” The detective obtained a search warrant to obtain a copy of the investigation report, but it was not turned over until three months later, he wrote.

When the detective contacted other child actors on the show to ensure their safety, Warner Bros. advised that he should go through his attorneys to talk to employees, the affidavit said.

Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

When Busfield joined the series, “he became closer to the boys,” the affidavit says, continuing, “It was reported that Timothy would tell his children to call him ‘Uncle Tim.’

A police officer first spoke to the parents and boys in 2024, after the police received a report from their doctor. At the time, the boys did not disclose any sexual contact with the officer, and police declined to file charges.

However, in September 2025, one of the children reported to his counselor and later to his pediatrician that Busfield had “touched him on his penis and buttocks.”

The other brother said “he didn’t like being touched but didn’t say anything because he didn’t want to get into trouble,” according to the complaint.

In his interview with police, Busfield said he heard from Elodie Yung, the show’s lead actress, that the boys’ mother “wanted revenge” because her sons were not brought back for the final season.

Yung declined to talk to police, saying she “does not want to be involved in the investigation,” according to the affidavit.

The arrest warrant was issued by a judge on Friday afternoon. Busfield’s legal representative did not respond to a request for comment.