“Criminal”: Timothy Busfield’s Lawyer Slams Sex Abuse Alleging Parents Of ‘Cleaning Lady’ Actors As More Of Melissa Gilbert’s ABC Interview Airs Tonight

The top lawyer for Timothy Busfield has let loose with some sharp words for the parents of The Cleaning Lady child actors at the heart of the sex abuse accusations made against the Emmy winner.

“We appreciate George for taking the time to clarify some important facts in this case,” Larry Stein told Deadline today after appearing in an interview early Monday with Busfield’s famous spouse Melissa Gilbert on Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos.

Stein added: “We hope the remainder of the interview airing on tonight’s Nightline will make clear that the parents are criminals: one served more than three years in jail and lost their license to practice law for defrauding 1,500 people of $6,000,000, and the other for writing bad checks and stealing cars.”

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