Timothy Busfield's Mug Shot Released After Arrest for Child Sex Abuse Charges

Timothy Busfield‘s mug shot has been released after the actor surrendered to the police.

The 68-year-old actor best known for playing Danny Concannon on The West Wing is facing two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

An arrest warrant was filed over three days ago by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), but Timothy was unable to be located. He finally turned himself in on Tuesday (January 13).

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Timothy is being accused of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys, with one of them alleging the incidents started when he was 7. The allegations claim he met them while he was a director on the set of Fox series The Cleaning Lady. The two boys were reportedly actors in the show.

The actor was booked at Bernalillo County Metro Detention Center in New Mexico.

Timothy‘s wife, Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert, has not spoken publicly about her husband’s arrest, but his lawyer has shared a statement you can read here.