Timothy Busfield Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Prosecutors in New Mexico have detailed a new allegation of sexual abuse against actor and director Timothy Busfield. In a court filing Wednesday, the district attorney's office for Bernalillo County accuses Busfield of groping a then 16-year-old girl when she was auditioning for a role several years ago at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California. (The exact year was not disclosed.) He allegedly "kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her privates," the filing said. Busfield is a co-founder of the theater company and its former artistic director; he is listed as a board member emeritus on the company's website. The victim's father reported the incident to law enforcement on Tuesday, when Busfield turned himself in to authorities after he was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse, according to the filing. Related Stories TV Timothy Busfield Child Sex Abuse Scandal: How a Career Built on Trust Unraveled in Five Shocking Days TV Timothy Busfield Turns Himself in on Child Sex Abuse Charges, Says He "Did Not Do Anything Wrong" The accusations surfaced as part of an effort to keep Busfield detained in Albuquerque, where he is accused of sexual abuse of two boys on the set of the former Fox/Warner Bros. Television series The Cleaning Lady, where he directed several episodes. Prosecutors argue that he poses an ongoing threat "not only to the named victims, but to any child placed within his proximity." In a video statement, Busfield denied the allegations: "They're all lies and I did not do anything to those little boys and I'm gonna fight it." The Hollywood Reporter has asked B Street Theatre reps and lawyers for Busfield for comment. Prosecutors in the New Mexico case are asking that Busfield be held without bail; the new allegation, they say, shows "a sustained pattern of predatory conduct." Prosecutors add that Busfield's "history of alleged sexual misconduct spanning more than two decades, coupled with the fear expressed by witnesses regarding retaliation and professional harm, illustrates how individuals in positions of power are able to silence victims and witnesses, allowing abuse to persist unchecked." More to come. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Haley Lu Richardson 'Ponies' Review: Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Team Up for Peacock's Flashy but Forgettable Spy Thriller Live Feed Issa Rae Signs First-Look Producing Deal at Paramount Live Feed 'Solar Opposites' Alumni Land Animated Series at Prime Video noads When and Where to Watch 'Fear Factor: House of Fear' Reboot Online Live Feed 'Euphoria' Sets Return Date, Drops High-Octane Trailer for Season 3 Live Feed 'Tell Me Lies' Duo Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on That Videotape Scene: "F***ing Awful" Haley Lu Richardson 'Ponies' Review: Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson Team Up for Peacock's Flashy but Forgettable Spy Thriller Live Feed Issa Rae Signs First-Look Producing Deal at Paramount Live Feed 'Solar Opposites' Alumni Land Animated Series at Prime Video noads When and Where to Watch 'Fear Factor: House of Fear' Reboot Online Live Feed 'Euphoria' Sets Return Date, Drops High-Octane Trailer for Season 3 Live Feed 'Tell Me Lies' Duo Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on That Videotape Scene: "F***ing Awful"