Timothy Busfield faces an arrest warrant in New Mexico on sex abuse charges involving two minors.
The alleged victims are 11-year-old twin boys, whose identities have not been made public.
One of the children told authorities that the alleged behavior started when he was seven.
The arrest warrant issued Friday by Albuquerque police states that Busfield has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and one count of child abuse. People recently reported.
The investigation began on November 1, 2024, after a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital contacted police about possible sexual abuse.
The children’s parents told investigators that their sons were child actors who met Busfield while working on the FOX series The cleaning ladyWhere The West Wing actor, 68, served as director.
In a statement, a Warner Bros. spokesperson said Television press that the company takes allegations involving minors seriously and has systems in place to investigate misconduct.
According to the warrant, the parents said that during the production, Busfield became closer to the boys and encouraged them to call him “Uncle Tim.” After hearing rumors that Busfield had previously behaved inappropriately toward women, the children’s mother asked her sons if anyone had ever touched them in a way that made them feel uncomfortable. The boys allegedly replied, “You mean like Uncle Tim?”
The children were later evaluated at UNMH, where professionals suggested they may have been cared for. According to the warrant, the boys had not disclosed any explicit sexual contact at the time, but described being tickled on their stomachs and legs. Authorities initially determined that the case did not meet the acceptance criteria.
In the following months, the mother filed additional reports with police and child protective services, alleging that her sons disclosed sexual abuse that occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024. A child later told a counselor that Busfield had touched him inappropriately.
An internal investigation of Warner Bros. also reportedly documented an allegation that Busfield kissed a minor on the face in a hair and makeup trailer in December 2024.
Busfield denied wrongdoing in statements cited in the warrant and said any physical interaction would have been playful and in public. He also suggested that parents were upset about the casting changes.
The warrant also notes that Busfield has faced previous sexual assault allegations dating back to 1994.
The cleaning lady aired from January 2022 to June 2025.
