Timothy Busfield’s wife, Melissa Gilbert, was named a potential defense witness for an upcoming pretrial hearing, per court documents obtained by Us Weekly
Melissa Gilbert may be asked to appear in court at husband Timothy Busfield’s upcoming hearing.
The Little House on the Prairie alum, 61, was listed as a potential defense witness for a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, in court documents obtained by Us Weekly.
Busfield, 68, has been accused of inappropriately touching twin boys who he worked with on the set of The Cleaning Lady over a two- to three-year period. The complaint alleged Busfield had picked the boys up, tickled them and allegedly touched them in “private areas.”
During a police interview conducted last November, the former West Wing star told Officer Marvin Brown that he did not remember “overtly tickling” or picking up the children — although he stated it was “highly likely” that he came into physical contact with them at some point due to keeping a “playful” environment on set.
