"Emmy-winning actor turned television director Timothy Busfield, 68, has been facing some serious allegations out of New Mexico that he groomed and inappropriately touched two twin boys. And a court filing this week surfaced a 25-year-old investigation that occurred at Sacramento's B Street Theatre, which Busfield co-founded with his brother in 1992 after they had previously launched a children's theater there."
"The more recent allegations come from the set of the Fox series , a four-season drama set in Las Vegas that has shot in New Mexico. Busfield has directed six episodes of the series between seasons two and four, and the allegations relate to twin boys who share the role of the main character's son referred to in court pappers as VL and SL a role that was recast in Season 4, the final season, reportedly because the twins had aged out of the role."
"According to Busfield and the lead actress on the series, Elodie Yung, the mother of the twins had expressed anger about the role being recast, and had allegedly vowed to get revenge on Busfield though, presumably, the decision was not only his, as he is one of a dozen executive producers and over a dozen directors who have worked on the series."
Timothy Busfield, 68, is accused in New Mexico of grooming and inappropriately touching two twin boys on a television set. A court filing revealed a separate 25-year-old investigation at Sacramento's B Street Theatre, which Busfield co-founded with his brother in 1992 after launching a children's theater. The recent allegations involve twins who shared the role of a main character's son on a Fox series filmed in New Mexico; Busfield directed six episodes between seasons two and four. The boys are identified in court papers as VL and SL and the role was recast in Season 4. Albuquerque police opened a "torpid" investigation after the mother alleged Busfield tickled and kissed the boys' heads and later claimed one son said his genitals were touched. A 2001 internal theater inquiry involved a 16-year-old who was auditioning or working there.
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