A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against  West Wing  and  Field of Dreams  actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.

State District Judge Joseph Montano granted a defense motion to toss the charges in a decision released Friday.

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Busfield has repeatedly denied the allegations, describing them as lies motivated by revenge. In an email Friday, Busfield's attorney Amber Fayerberg said he was  relieved and grateful  after reading the judge's decision.

Prosecutors said Friday they had not yet decided whether to pursue another indictment.


The case stems from when Busfield was directing the TV series  The Cleaning Lady  from 2022 to 2024. The parents of two twin boys who were let go from the show claimed that Busfield inappropriately touched the children on the set in Albuquerque.

According to a criminal complaint filed in January, an investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department said a boy reported that Busfield touched him on his private areas over his clothing on one occasion when he was 7 years old and another time when he was 8. The boy's twin brother told authorities he was also touched by Busfield, but he did not specify where and didn't say anything because he didn't want to get in trouble, the complaint said.

Timothy Busfield faced a judge for the first time on Jan. 14 after surrendering in New Mexico and being booked on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

Busfield turned himself in and was released from jail pending trial by a judge who found no pattern of criminal conduct or similar allegations involving children in Busfield's past.

The grand jury indictment followed just weeks later, reiterating allegations that Busfield  touched or applied force to the intimate parts  of one of the boys on several occasions. The indictment allowed the case to proceed without a p
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