Timothy Busfield has denied Claudia Christian’s abuse allegations amid his ongoing child sex abuse case.
Busfield’s spokesperson Larry Stein, told TMZ on Monday, March 9, that the director denies all the allegations made by Christian, whom he worked with on the 1991 film Strays.
“The current case, which has destroyed his reputation and career, is about an allegation regarding prepubescent boys,” Stein said in a statement. “There is absolutely no connection between 35-year-old allegations regarding an adult woman and prepubescent boys.”
The Mirror US reported on Sunday, March 8, that Christian, 60, has come forward with new allegations against Busfield, 68, following his arrest in January. According to an interview with police obtained by the outlet, Christian claimed Busfield grabbed her, threw her against a wall and started kissing her while they rehearsed lines in his trailer.
“He had an erection and he shoved his tongue in my mouth and I pushed him off and I ran out of the trailer,” Christian claimed in the interview.
Christian also addressed why she didn’t come forward until more than three decades later.
“They ‘might’ have spoken to him but I doubt it. I very much doubt they would have started an investigation based on my report,” she told The Mirror US. “I DID tell the people I was working on the film with and they did nothing, which is a reflection of how ‘normal’ it was for young women to be hurled up against a wall and fondled without warning nor permission.”
Christian’s police interview comes two months after Busfield was named in a New Mexico arrest warrant over accusations of child sexual abuse on the set of The Cleaning Lady. Busfield was accused of touching twin child actors inappropriately in incidents that allegedly occurred between late 2022 and early 2024.
Busfield surrendered himself to local law enforcement in January and vehemently denied the accusations.
“I’m going to confront these lies. They’re horrible. They’re all lies, and I did not do anything to those little boys,” Busfield claimed in a video obtained by TMZ at the time. “I’m going to fight it. I’m going to fight it with a great team, and I’m going to be exonerated. I know I am because this is all so wrong and all lies.”
Busfield was briefly released from police custody before he was indicted by a grand jury the following month. Following the indictment, Busfield pleaded not guilty to four counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
