Actor Timothy Busfield slams child sex abuse charges over 'absence of genuine evidence'

Timothy Busfield’s team is speaking out after he was accused of sexual abuse.“The State’s attempt to transform responsible self-surrender into aggravating conduct only underscores the absence of genuine evidence of dangerousness,” a new opposition filing reveals, per Deadline.Prosecutors are currently attempting to keep Busfield, 68, behind bars until the trial but his team does not beleive they’ve met the grounds to do so.

“The Motion asks the Court to imprison a man based on a story that has already collapsed under independent scrutiny,” the document filed by Albuquerque attorneys, Amber Fayerberg and Christopher Dodd, read.“The State offers no reliable proof—only allegations advanced by witnesses with documented histories of fraud and financial exploitation, contradicted by a comprehensive studio investigation, and refuted by witnesses and objective risk assessments.

The Constitution does not allow liberty to be forfeited on such a foundation.The State’s Motion should be denied.”The lawyers added: “For all of these reasons—the independent investigation that undermined the State’s allegations at every turn, the affirmative findings of the polygraph and ABEL assessment, the overwhelming evidence of character and community support, and the absence of any reliable proof of dangerousness—the State cannot meet its burden of clear and convincing evidence that no conditions of release will reasonably protect the community.

The Constitution requires release under appropriate conditions.”Busfield was originally charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.He has since denied the allegations.“Tim Busfield denies the allegations in the criminal complaint and maintains they are completely false,” Busfield’s lawyer, Larry Stein, told The Post in a statement on Wednesday.Along with the most recent motion, his team turned in letters from his wife Melissa Gilbert, director Edward Zwick, and ...