Melissa Gilbert Speaks Out on Husband's Arrest

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Melissa Gilbert, the 61-year-old little house on the prairie star,

just dropped her first interview since her husband Timothy Busfield got.

Arrested back in January on child sexual abuse charges,

the 68-year-old actor faces four counts of inappropriate contact

with twin boys on the set of the cleaning lady in Albuquerque from November.

2022, through spring, 2024, he turned himself in,

got released on his own recognizance, and denies everything flat out.

Busfield's out now but under tight rules.

No contact with minors or victims, no guns, booze or drugs,

and he has to show up for every court date.

A grand jury hit him with the indictment in February,

and the Bernalillo County DA Special Victims Unit is pushing hard for justice.

Gilbert broke down in tears when he walked free, calling the whole mess pure hell,

and the worst trauma of their lives.

She's standing firm by his side.

Convinced he's the last guy who'd ever heard a kid,

but she says their old life plans, dreams, projects, is straight up.

Gone, even if he beats the charges.

The defense is firing back, pointing out the boys first told cops nothing happened,

and hinting their parents might have coached them after losing roles.

On the show.

Busfield passed an independent polygraph, and they've got character witnesses lined up.

Meanwhile, Gilbert's back is chief creative officer at her modern prairie brand

after a family-focused break, thanking fans for the love and prayers.

That kept her going.

The full Good Morning America interview drops April 6th,

so we'll see how this legal battle shakes out.