Melissa Gilbert Tells ‘Good Morning America’ Husband Timothy Busfield Will Be Exonerated, But “Our Life As We Knew It Is Done”

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Melissa Gilbert told Good Morning America that she is “100% confident” that her husband Timothy Busfield will be exonerated, as he faces four counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor.

Sitting down with George Stephanopoulos for her first sit-down interview since Busfield was charged, Gilbert said, “This has been the most traumatizing experience of our lives. Our life as we knew it is done. We are grieving what we had, all of our plans, all of our dreams, all of our ideas, all of our projects. For Tim, it’s done. He’s canceled. Even if he’s exonerated, he will always be that guy. The last person in the world who would hurt a child.”

Gilbert appeared with her husband’s attorney, Larry Stein, to defend the actor.

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