Timothy Busfield
New Intercourse Abuse Declare 25 Years In Making
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The brand new allegation of sexual abuse towards the embattled Timothy Busfield is from an alleged incident that occurred 1 / 4 century in the past … TMZ has realized.
Here is the deal … prosecutors in New Mexico revealed Wednesday a brand new allegation towards Timothy had come to mild … a person informed cops his daughter was sexually abused by Timothy when she was 16 years previous and auditioning for him at B Avenue Theatre in Sacramento, CA.
Timothy based the theater again within the day, however the theater is distancing themselves from Timothy now … and so they inform us he hasn’t been concerned within the group since 2001, when the alleged incident occurred.
In an announcement, B Avenue Theatre tells TMZ … “B Avenue Theatre is conscious of a report regarding Timothy Busfield concerning an incident alleged to have occurred at B Avenue Theatre roughly 25 years in the past.”
They proceed … “B Avenue Theatre retained authorized counsel on the time to conduct an inside investigation, and Mr. Busfield has not had any position within the group since 2001. He’s not concerned in our present operations, employees, management, or programming. Though he’s listed as an emeritus board member, he has not participated in theatre governance or attended a board assembly since that point.”
BST provides … “As a result of this matter is now a part of an ongoing investigation associated to a separate alleged incident in New Mexico, we’re unable to offer additional remark presently.”
The assertion concludes … “As a company that has served Sacramento and the larger area for many years, our mission stays to offer a protected, inventive, and inclusive atmosphere for artists, college students, households, and audiences. Our ideas are with everybody affected by abuse or exploitation in any type.”
In authorized docs, prosecutors say the alleged sufferer’s father, Colin Swift, got here to regulation enforcement Tuesday and claimed Timothy sexually abused his daughter “a number of years in the past” at B Avenue Theatre. Now we all know it was 25 years in the past in 2001.
Prosecutors say the lady reported Timothy “kissed her and put his fingers down her pants and touched her privates.” They are saying Timothy “begged the household to not report back to regulation enforcement if he acquired remedy, Colin Swift a therapist himself thought on the time that was the most effective factor to do.”
Timothy is in custody in New Mexico after being charged with youngster intercourse abuse over allegations he touched a baby actor’s penis and buttocks on the set of the TV present “The Cleansing Woman”, which he was directing in New Mexico.
For his half, Timothy has denied the allegations he is going through.
