EXCLUSIVE: Timothy Busfield Blasts Child Accusers' Parents as 'Criminals' Who 'Made Up Sexual Abuse Claims for Cash' During Explosive Testimony
Timothy Busfield was charged with sexual contact with a child under 13.
July 16 2026, Published 1:51 p.m. ET
Audio from Timothy Busfield's grand jury hearing has given insight into the allegations levied against him by two child actors during the filming of The Cleaning Lady, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal.
After Busfield was detained on January 13, 2026, he chose to testify before the grand jury, which was considering charging him with felony criminal sexual contact with a child under 13. During his testimony, Busfield pushed the blame onto the children's parents, alleging they were angry when the kids were not recast in their roles.
Timothy Busfield Ridicules Child Accusers' Parents
Busfield claimed his family was impacted by the allegations.
Busfield, who unequivocally denied the allegations against him and later pleaded not guilty, alleged the parents were simply in the industry for the money, not for their kids' best interests.
In sworn testimony, obtained by Radar, he said, "My wife was a kid actor. I know paid actors and parents from almost 50 years of doing this ... I can tell when the parents are in it for the money, sometimes, I'm wrong sometimes, but I can tell."
He further claimed this was a plot against him after the two children from The Cleaning Lady set, who remain unnamed by police, were not brought back.
Instead, they were replaced by another child actor, who was also left unnamed.
Timothy Busfield Brands Parents 'Criminals'
The director alleged the kids' parents were 'criminals.'
Busfield also branded the children's parents "criminals," and he expressed sympathy for the children, who he alleged were also "victims" in this whole ordeal.
However, after making the claim that the parents were crooks, Busfield walked back his statements, recognizing that neither parent had formally been accused of a crime.
Busfield threw the "criminal" word out during a rant about how the allegations have affected his family. He said, "My children, my grandchildren, everybody in my life's done because of these false allegations for money and for revenge. These two criminals have ruined me, my wife, and her business. I am not going to break that. I did everything I was told to do in this entire process."
Prosecutors sought to clarify, "You're not accusing the two children?"
The West Wing alum replied, "No, they're the victims. They're the victims of these criminals. It's terrible, I think. I shouldn't call them criminals. The parents. Let me just say the parents. I shouldn't call them criminals. I shouldn't do that."
Director Claims Children Weren't Interested in Acting
Busfield alleged the parents were in it for money.
According to Busfield, the kids never wanted to be on the set to begin with. According to his decades of experience in the industry, Busfield testified, they didn't seem engaged or interested.
He said, "[Redacted] didn't want to be there, was probably gotten more that he didn't want to be there when we started using his brother more.
"When we started to use [redacted] more because he was the better actor. I would imagine he would have been even more bored than he was with the job already ... They did not want to be there ... They were not little actors."
Busfield claimed multiple times during his nearly one-hour testimony that the children did not want to be filmed.
He further claimed, "Every time they didn't get what they want in a civil suit, they went to try to find more information, and they would coach the kids and manufacture the kids. I find that horrible for those young boys' lives that they're going to have to live with those lies."
As of writing, no known civil lawsuit has been publicly filed.
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Timothy Busfield Alleges He's a Victim of Revenge Plot
He swore actress Elodie Yung could back him up.
A police officer also testified to the grand jury, saying he also spoke with Busfield during his investigation. According to the officer, Busfield told him a similar story about an alleged "revenge plot."
However, the officer testified he was unable to corroborate the claim. While Busfield allegedly told the officer to check with actress Elodie Yung, she backed out of an interview with law enforcement.
Busfield alleged she cooperated with an independent investigation performed by Warner Bros., which cleared him internally of the claims.
Radar obtained a copy of the report from an independent investigator contracted by Warner Bros.
The investigator noted that Yung claimed to have dinner with the family at her home.
The report noted: "Ms. Yung was shocked when (the mother) said to her and her husband that she did 'not like what this (her sons being terminated) brought out of her,' but that she would 'get her revenge against Tim Busfield.'"
Later, Yung allegedly told the police officer who testified that she had no knowledge that it could aid in the investigation and declined an interview.
