“Melissa Gilbert Responds After Husband’s Release Ahead of Trial”
Melissa Gilbert’s husband, actor and director Timothy Busfield, who was arrested in New Mexico on child sex abuse and criminal sexual contact charges connected to an alleged incident on a TV set, has been released from jail while awaiting trial after a judge ruled the current evidence is neutral and allowed him to go free with conditions, and Gilbert, visibly emotional during court proceedings, reportedly wrote a heartfelt letter to the judge expressing that she was “sick with worry” for his safety while he was in custody and has stood by him throughout the situation, with more than 70 letters of support from colleagues and friends submitted on his behalf, though no conviction has been made and the legal process is ongoing.