Actor Timothy Busfield said his career is over, as he has allegedly been 'canceled' after he was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under age 13 earlier this year.
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Busfield Claims Cancellation After Child Abuse Charges
Actor Timothy Busfield said his career is over, as he has allegedly been 'canceled' after he was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child...
Busfield, 69, told a grand jury in Albuquerque, , in February that his 'career's done' in the wake of the allegations, according to testimony from the district attorney's office that was obtained Wednesday by USA Today.
'I'm canceled,' Busfield said. 'I'll never, I don't, I'll never work again just based on people's fear that I would do this again and, and even if it wasn't true, I’m done.'
He continued: 'I've lost TV shows, a movie they've digitally replaced me from. My agency fired me. I'm done. This is not about me or a pity thing.'
Busfield said in two hours of testimony to the grand jury that his last hope was that his wife Melissa Gilbert's by his legal troubles.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Busfield's attorney for further comment.
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Actor Timothy Busfield said his career is over, as he has been effectively 'canceled' after he was indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under age 13 earlier this year. Busfield pictured in the Bernalillo County Courthouse on January 20
'My children, grandchildren, everybody in my life is done because of these false allegations for money and for revenge,' Busfield told the 12-person grand jury. 'My wife and her business, I'm not going to break that.'
In addition to her acting efforts, Gilbert has a lifestyle business called Modern Prairie.
She has recently begun selling goods inspired by her former series Little House on the Prairie amid a renewed interest in the brand since a Netflix reboot made its debut earlier this month.
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Busfield is charged with four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child under age 13, which he has denied. Pictured in 2020 in NYC
Busfield turned himself in to authorities in New Mexico on January 13 amid the allegations
As he delivered testimony, Busfield told the grand jury that he was nervous, adding, 'This is all very real and the stakes are very high.'
The grand jury also heard testimony from Albuquerque Police Officer Marvin Brown in the February 5 session, and did not request to speak to any more witnesses in the case.
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The actor's attorney Larry Stein previously told the outlet that his client is innocent, and that facts in the case would bear that out as it circulated through the legal system.
