61 m. ago Actor Timothy Busfield surrenders to face child sexual abuse charges in New Mexico

Actor denies allegations of abuse centering on two preteen boys in video statement: ‘I’m going to confront these lies’The actor and director Timothy Busfield surrendered on Tuesday to New Mexico authorities, four days after they obtained a warrant to arrest him on child sexual abuse allegations, according to officials.The Albuquerque police department spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos confirmed Busfield turned himself over to officers after it was widely reported that the agency was working with US marshals to search for the Emmy winner. Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Director Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

Director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in Tuesday to authorities in New Mexico to face child sex abuse charges

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1 hour ago West Wing star Timothy Busfield SURRENDERS to New Mexico cops on child sex abuse charges and says allegations against him are 'lies'

Actor Timothy Busfield has surrendered to law enforcement in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued on child sex abuse charges last week.

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1 hour ago Missing actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in and vows to fight child sex abuse allegations

‘I did not do anything to those little boys,’ Busfield said in a video before turning himself in

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6 h. ago Actor Timothy Busfield remains at large days after facing child sexual abuse charges

New Mexico authorities obtained warrant to arrest Busfield and US marshals are reportedly helping search for himActor and director Timothy Busfield evidently remained at large on Tuesday, four days after New Mexico authorities obtained a warrant to arrest him on child sexual abuse allegations, and US marshals are reportedly helping search for him.Albuquerque police told outlets including Deadline and People that its officers were working with the marshals – who specialize in capturing fugitive criminal suspects – to get Busfield into custody. The agency did not offer a timeline for when the Emmy winner may be arrested in connection with a case that has gained attention across the US entertainment industry and beyond. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Toddler killed after being shot in head by child as mum admits leaving gun out

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The tot suffered a gunshot wound to the head and later died in hospital - his mother, Evelyn Leyva Etress, has been charged with reckless manslaughter and child abuse

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11 h. ago US Marshals join search for West Wing star Timothy Busfield after he vanishes following sex abuse charges

Actor and director being sought in New Mexico over allegations made about his conduct on the set of the Fox crime series The Cleaning Lady

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14 h. ago Timothy Busfield MISSING: US Marshals join search for Melissa Gilbert's West Wing star husband on child sex abuse warrant as he says claims are 'revenge' after kids were dropped from cast

A warrant has been issued and Federal authorities are helping to search for West Wing actor Timothy Busfield, who is accused of inappropriately touching a minor on a TV show set.

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31 h. ago Actor Timothy Busfield charged with child sexual abuse offense

Emmy-winning actor and director allegedly touched child inappropriately on set of The Cleaning Lady TV seriesAuthorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant recently for the director and Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sexual abuse charge.An investigator with the Albuquerque police department filed a criminal complaint in support of the charge, which says a child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts cited in the warrant – issued on Friday – allegedly occurred on the set of The Cleaning Lady, a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago West Wing actor Timothy Busfield facing child sex abuse charges in New Mexico as cops issue warrant for arrest

ACTOR and director Timothy Busfield is facing allegations of child sexual abuse. An arrest warrant has been issued for the Emmy-winning star, best known for his roles in “Field of Dreams” and the TV shows “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething". A police probe into the film icon was launched in November 2024 when cops attended...

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3 d. ago West Wing actor Timothy Busfield faces child sexual abuse charges as police issue arrest warrant

The alleged acts are reported to have taken place during the New Mexico production of Fox crime series ‘The Cleaning Lady’

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3 d. ago West Wing actor faces child sex abuse charges as police issue warrant for his arrest

The actor, 68, best known for his roles in The West Wing and Field of Dreams, is facing two wounds of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

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6 d. ago Pregnant teacher on maternity leave charged with alleged sexual abuse of teenage boy

Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly engaging in 'persistent sexual conduct' with a teenage boy in Mandurah, Western Australia, between 2024 and 2025

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6 d. ago Married Perth music teacher on maternity leave Naomi Tekea Craig is charged with allegedly sexually abusing a teenage schoolboy at Frederick Irwin Anglican School

Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly engaging in 'persistent sexual conduct' with a teenage boy in Mandurah, a coastal city just south of Perth, between 2024 and 2025.

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1 week ago US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion

Kentucky woman reportedly ordered medication to end her pregnancy and buried remains in her yardA Kentucky woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly induced her own abortion using medication.Kentucky state police arrested the woman, Melinda S Spencer, 35, on charges of fetal homicide in the first degree, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a local Kentucky news outlet. Spencer reportedly ordered medication online to end her pregnancy, then buried the remains of her pregnancy in her backyard. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape

Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek helpStaff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”.Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, is due to stand trial in February on 32 charges including four counts of rape, the domestic abuse of a former partner and the illegal filming of a number of women without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading...

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1 week ago African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct

Gabonese FA president was voted on to Caf exco in 2023Caf chief allegedly failed to act on reports of sexual abuseThe general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Veron Mosengo-Omba, ignored a recommendation that Pierre-Alain Mounguengui was ineligible for election to its powerful executive committee because he had been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse in Gabonese football, it can be revealed.Mounguengui, the president of the Gabonese football federation (Fegafoot), has been accused of failing to act on reports of sexual abuse and rape of young footballers in a series of stories that were first published by the Guardian in 2021. He has denied the allegations and there is no suggestion Mounguengui has been accused of sexual abuse himself. Although he has not yet been formally charged, Mounguengui spent six months in custody awaiting a decision from the authorities in Gabon and was visited by the Caf president, Patrice Motsepe, with a final ruling on...

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2 w. ago 'Revenge porn' betrayal of thousands of women: 40,000 cases identified but only three per cent of suspects charged as new AI apps help abusers humiliate victims

Women are being 'failed' by revenge porn laws because most perpetrators are avoiding justice, official data suggests.

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3 w. ago Prosecutions for strangulation in England and Wales increase sixfold in three years

CPS says new law marked ‘significant shift in recognising serious nature’ of offence, often linked to domestic abuse and sexual assault The number of suspects charged for strangulation and suffocation in England and Wales has increased almost sixfold in the three years since the offence was first introduced, Crown Prosecution Service data has revealed.Brought in under the Domestic Abuse Act, which came into force in 2022, the legislation closed a gap in the existing law, giving courts much greater sentencing powers. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teen boy charged after women racially abused at Scots train station

A 16-year-old boy has been charged after a group of women were racially abused at Glasgow Queen Street station.

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