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.
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Minor Melissa Gilbert Named as Witness in Timothy Busfield's Child Sex Abuse Case
January 18, 2026
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