Judge dismisses West Wing star Timothy Busfield’s child sexual abuse indictment

Timothy Busfield’s child sexual abuse indictment has been dismissed by the judge.

The West Wing actor had pled not guilty to four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor (child under 13), and Judge Joseph Montaño has now granted Busfield’s motion to quash the indictment, after declaring the “prosecuting attorney failed to act in a fair and impartial manner”.

According to Us Weekly, the New Mexico judge said in court documents: “The prosecuting attorney failed to act in a fair and impartial manner, including the failure to properly instruct the grand jury on the law for calling witnesses and in instructing the grand jurors on a procedure that effectively withheld requested witnesses.

“In doing so, the grand jury proceedings were conducted in a manner that violated grand jury statutes designed to protect the structural integrity of our grand jury system and the presumption of prejudice applies.”