Melissa Gilbert Photographed in Court with Timothy Busfield During His Latest Hearing for Child Sex Abuse Case
Timothy Busfield just made another in-person court appearance and his wife Melissa Gilbert was there to support him.
The 68-year-old actor faced his child sex abuse accusations while appearing in court in Tuesday (January 20) in New Mexico.
The hearing was to consider bail conditions for Busfield, who is facing two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.
Prosecutors said during the hearing, “The state is concerned about again the defendant is using his control in deciding when he wants to comply with an order. That order did not say, ‘Sure, turn yourself in in 5 days.’ That order was for him to be arrested and come deal with these charges. Instead, he drove 2,000 miles … he got a polygraph. I’m not saying defendants don’t have a right to defend their case … but that shows this court that the defendant is only going to comply when he wants to, when he’s ready to.”
Melissa made a statement this past weekend.