Busfield Lawyer Accuses Actors' Parents of Crime
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- Larry Stein told Deadline after appearing on Good Morning America with Melissa Gilbert and George Stephanopoulos, praising George for clarifying facts in the Busfield case.
- Larry Stein alleged that one parent of the twin child actors served more than three years in jail, lost a law license after defrauding 1,500 people of $6 million, while the other parent was involved in writing bad checks and stealing cars.
- Sam Bregman submitted a February witness list that includes both parents of the twin actors, as part of the prosecution’s case, and he is currently campaigning for New Mexico governor.
- Timothy Busfield was charged on Jan 9 with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse for alleged incidents on the New Mexico set of The Cleaning Lady, and was held without bond at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center.
- Judge David Murphy released Busfield on Jan 20, ordering no unsupervised contact with minors, no contact with alleged victims or families, and prohibiting discussion of the case with witnesses.
- A pre‑trial conference is scheduled for Apr 22, and a May 2027 trial date has been set for the Busfield case.
Why it matters: The defense’s aggressive portrayal of the parents as prior felons bolsters Busfield’s effort to discredit key witnesses, while the DA’s candidacy for governor intensifies political scrutiny and could sway public opinion about the prosecution’s witness list and the case’s trajectory.
