politics
April 4, 2026
Melissa Gilbert defends husband Timothy Busfield as actor faces child sexual abuse charges
The former Little House on the Prairie star said husband was ‘last person in world who would hurt a child’
TL;DR
- Melissa Gilbert publicly defended her husband, Timothy Busfield, amidst child sexual abuse charges.
- Gilbert believes Busfield is innocent and would never harm a child.
- She stated the accusations have been "the most traumatizing experience of our lives" and have "canceled" Busfield.
- Busfield faces four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, allegedly occurring on the set of 'The Cleaning Lady'.
- He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which prosecutors claim are part of a pattern of sexual misconduct.
- Previous allegations against Busfield include accusations from a teenager in Sacramento and a 1994 incident during the filming of 'Little Big League'.
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