Timothy Busfield Granted Release From Jail Amid Child-Abuse Allegations

Actor Timothy Busfield was released from an Albuquerque jail after a two-hour hearing on charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse tied to twin actors on The Cleaning Lady; prosecutors argued for detention due to the seriousness of the allegations, while defense cited presumption of innocence, referencing a polygraph test and letters of support, with the judge ordering no contact with the accusers and allowing travel out of state pending trial.