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Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield

A New Mexico judge threw out the indictment against actor Timothy Busfield, saying prosecutors did not act fairly during grand jury proceedings.

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  • A New Mexico state court judge dismissed child sexual abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield on Friday.
  • Busfield had been indicted in February on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child.
  • The charges stemmed from accusations by twin child actors who worked on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady.
  • Judge Joseph Montano said the prosecutor failed to act in a fair and impartial manner during grand jury proceedings.
  • The district attorney's office said it is evaluating options on how to proceed.
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Says judge faulted prosecution in grand jury

The Guardian US (Politics): Child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield dismissed by judge

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The Guardian US reports that the judge dismissed the charges because the prosecution did not act fairly during grand jury proceedings.

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Blames prosecutors for misconduct in Busfield case

Breitbart (Politics): Judge Dismisses Timothy Busfield Child Sex Abuse Charges Due to Prosecutors' Misconduct

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Breitbart reports that the judge dismissed the charges due to prosecutors' misconduct and quotes the judge saying the state failed to act fairly.

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