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   Melissa Gilbert bought "Christmas gifts" for the young boys who were   
   alleged to have been the subject of sex crimes by her husband, Timothy   
   Busfield, according to an arrest warrant.   
      
   The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) issued the arrest warrant on   
   Friday, Jan. 9, alleging that Busfield, 68, engaged in unlawful sexual   
   conduct with two boys, 11-year-old twins whose identities were withheld   
   from the public. (One of the minors alleged that the incidents began   
   when he was 7 years old.)   
      
   In the warrant, obtained by PEOPLE, Officer Marvin Brown stated that he   
   determined Busfield and Gilbert, 61, "did have a relationship" with the   
   two victims — identified in the document as "SL" and "VL" —  "and their   
   family outside of work."   
      
   "They advised that they did buy the two boys Christmas gifts and were   
   together [at] several social functions," Brown wrote in the arrest   
   warrant, referring to statements Busfield and Gilbert made during an   
   interview held amid an investigation.   
      
   In the conclusion of his findings, Brown mentioned the Christmas   
   gift-giving again, writing that Busfield "would invite the family to   
   off-set gatherings, with his wife buying Christmas gifts to foster   
   closeness."   
      
   Representatives for both Gilbert and Busfield have not responded to   
   PEOPLE's repeated requests for comment.   
      
   An investigation into Busfield, who is known for his role as Danny   
   Concannon on The West Wing, began in November 2024, after a doctor at   
   the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) alerted police about   
   alleged sexual abuse, according to the arrest warrant.   
      
   The victims' parents told Brown that the minors were child actors who   
   met Busfield on the set of the FOX series The Cleaning Lady, where he   
   served as a director. (The television program ran from January 2022   
   until June 2025.)   
      
   The parents were advised by an attorney to take the children to UNMH,   
   where they said professionals suggested the boys “were groomed," per the   
   warrant. It was later determined, however, that the case did not meet   
   authorities' acceptance criteria at the time.   
      
   Later, in October 2025, the victims' mother filed a police report and   
   told Child Protective Services (CPS) that “her children both disclosed   
   that there was sexual abuse by Timothy from around November 2022 to   
   Spring 2024." However, according to the warrant, she was told that   
   because physical abuse had not occurred, nothing could be done.   
      
   During an investigation, Busfield allegedly told police that the parents   
   were upset their sons had been replaced with a younger actor who   
   auditioned, according to the warrant. Shortly after, the actor got a   
   call from Warner Bros., informing him they were investigating a   
   complaint.   
      
   In a statement to PEOPLE, a Warner Bros. Television representative said,   
   "The health and safety of our cast and crew is always our top priority,   
   especially the safety of minors on our productions. We take all   
   allegations of misconduct very seriously and have systems in place to   
   promptly and thoroughly investigate, and when needed, take appropriate   
   action."   
      
   "[We] have been and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement,"   
   the spokesperson added.   
      
   Before the recent arrest warrant, Busfield faced prior sexual assault   
   allegations dating back to 1994, according to the warrant. Those did not   
   result in charges.   
      
   Gilbert and Busfield married in 2013, a year after reconnecting at a   
   bar.   
      
   At the time, Gilbert was newly single after splitting from ex-husband   
   Bruce Boxleitner, whom she was married to from 1995 to 2011. Prior to   
   that, she was married to Bo Brinkman from 1988 to 1994.   
      
   Last April, Gilbert celebrated her 12th wedding anniversary, marking the   
   occasion with a tribute to Busfield on Instagram.   
      
   Weeks before her husband's arrest warrant was issued, Gilbert spoke out   
   about child sex abuse in a social media post.   
      
   In November, Gilbert shared a throwback photo of herself and reflected   
   on her Little House on the Prairie experience, when she filmed with an   
   older love interest, though she did not allege any improper behavior by   
   the actor.   
      
      
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