Melissa Gilbert quotes Willy Wonka as husband's sex charges dismissed
Melissa Gilbert celebrated the dramatic dismissal of husband Timothy Busfield's child sex charges by quoting Willy Wonka's famous line.
TL;DR
- Child sex charges against Timothy Busfield have been dismissed by a New Mexico judge.
- The dismissal was due to prosecutorial misconduct and errors in the grand jury process.
- Melissa Gilbert, Busfield's wife, celebrated by quoting Willy Wonka's line, 'So shines a good deed in a weary world'.
- Busfield faced allegations of inappropriate touching involving twin boys on the set of 'The Cleaning Lady'.
- Busfield has consistently denied all allegations, and his defense team cited a Warner Bros. investigation finding no wrongdoing.
- Prosecutors may decide to seek another indictment, leaving Busfield's legal ordeal potentially unresolved.
- The case involved accusations of inappropriate touching when the twins were seven and eight years old.
- Busfield's attorneys argued the children were coached and cited prosecutorial misconduct during grand jury proceedings.