Melissa Gilbert Breaks Down as Timothy Busfield Secures Conditional Pretrial Release
Timothy Busfield was granted pre-trial release with conditions while facing two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and a count of child abuse tied to an incident on The Cleaning Lady in Albuquerque. Melissa Gilbert cried in court and had penned a letter to the judge expressing support and asking for her husband’s safety. The judge cited a lack of a clear pattern of offenses involving minors and imposed conditions including no firearms, no alcohol or illegal drugs, no contact with the alleged victims or their families, and supervision by Pretrial Services in New Mexico, with Busfield required to appear at future court dates and notify his address.
