Actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to New Mexico police

TODAY. THE STAR OF THE WEST WING AND 30SOMETHING. WING AND 30SOMETHING SURRENDERING TO POLICE OVEVER CHILD SEX. SURRENDERING TO POLICE OVER CHILD SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. POLICE OVER CHILD SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. CHLOE MELAS HAS THE. CHLOE MELAS HAS THE LATEST.. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, LATEST. >> Repeporter: TONIGHT, HOLLYWOOD STAR. LD. HOLLYWOOD STAR TIMOTHY BUSFIELD ENDING A DAYS LONG. TIMOTHY BUSFIELD ENDING A DAYS LONG SEARCH BY LAW. ENDING A DAYS LONG SEARCH BY LAW ENFORCEMENT T BY. SEARCH BY LAW ENFOFORCEMENT BY TURNING HIMSELF IN TO. ENFORCEMENT BY TURNING HIMSELF IN TO NENEW MEXICO POLICE. TURNING HIMSMSELF IN TO NEW MEXICO POLICE. THE ACTOR NOW CHARGED. THE ACTOR NOW CHARGED WITH SEXUAL CONTACT OFOF A MINOR AND CHILD. WITH SEXUAL CONTACT OF A MINOR AND CHILD ABUSE. OF A MINOR AND CHILD ABUSE. BUSFIELD S SPEAKING TO. ABUSE. BUSFIELD SPEAKING TO TMZ. TMZ. >> I'M GOING TO CONFRONT THESE LIES. >> I'M GOING TO CONFRONT THESE LIEIES. THEY'RE HORRIBLE. THEY'RE HORRIBLE. THEY'RE ALL LIES AND I I DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY'RE ALL LIES AND I DID D NOT DO ANYTHING TO THOSE LITTLE BOYS.

I DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THOSE LITTLE BOYS. AND I'M -- I'M GOING. TO THOSE LITTLE BOYS. AND I'M -- I'M GOINGNG TO FIGHT IT. TO FIGHT IT. >> Reporter: THE ACTOR WAS A A STAPLE OF. >> Reporter: THE ACTOR WAS A STAPLE OF PRIMETIME TELELEVISION. ACTOR WAS A STAPLE OFF PRIMETIME TELEVISION FOR DECADES. PRIMETIME TELEVISION FOR DECADES. >> WHAT ARE YOU. FOR R DECADES. >> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? WORKING ON? >> Reporter: BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROROLES. >> Reporter: BEST KNOWN FOR R HIS ROLES IN THE WEST WING AND. KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN THE WEST WING AND 30SOMETHING AND. IN THE WEST WING AND 30SOMETHING AND MOVIES LIKE FIELD OF. 30SOMETHING AND MOVIES LIKE FIELD OF DREAMS. MOVIES LIKE FIELD OF DREAMS. ACCORDING TOTO COURT. DREAMS. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY. ACCORDING TO COUOURT DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, THE ALLEGED. DOCUMENTS OBOBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, THE ALLEGED ABUSE HAPPENED ON THE. ABUSE HAPPENED ON THE SET OF THE FOX SERIES THE CLEANING LADY IN. SET OF THE FOX SERIES THE CLEANING LADY IN WHICH BUSFIELD. THE CLEANING LADY IN WHICH BUSFIELD DIRECTED AND ACTED. WHICH BUSFIELD DIRECTED AND ACTED. BROTHERS O ON THE SHOW.

DIRECTED AND ACTED. BROTHERS ON THE SHOW TOLD POLICE THEY. BROTHERS ON THE SHOW TOLD POLICE THEY REFERRED TO HIM AS. TOLD POLICE THEY REFERRED TO HIM AS UNCLE TIM AND IT. REFERRED TO HIM AS UNCLE TIM AND IT BEGAN WHEN THEY WERE. UNCLE TIM AND IT BEGAN WHEN THEY WEWERE 7 YEARS OLD. BEGAN WHEN THEY WEWERE 7 YEARS OLD. ONE OF THE BOYS. 7 YEARS OLD. ONE OF T THE BOYS ALLEGED HE TOUCHED. ONE OF THE BOYS ALLEGED HE TOUCHEDED HIS JEN ATAIL YEAH. ALLEGED HE T TOUCHED HIS JEN ATAIL YEAH AND BOTTOM. HIS JEN ATATAIL YEAH AND BOTTOM. THE BEHAVIOR WENT ON. AND BOTTOM. THE BEHAVIOR WENT ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. THE BEHAVIOR WENT ON FOR ALMOSTST TWO YEARS. WHEN ASKED BY. WHEN ASKED BY INVESTIGATORS IF HE EVER HAD PHYSICAL. INVESTIGATORS IF HE EVER HAD PHYHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE BOYS. EVER HAD PHYSICAL COCONTACT WITH THE BOYS OR EVER PICKED THEM. CONTACT WITH THE BOYOYS OR EVER PICKED THEM UP AND TICKLED THEM, OR EVER PICKED THEM UP AND TICKLED THEM, HE SAID IT WAS HIGHLY. UP AND TICKLED THEM, HE SAID IT WAS HIGHLY LIKELY HE WOULD HAVE. HE SAID IT WAS HIGHLY LIKELY HE WOULD HAVE. HE SAID I DON'T. LIKELY HE WOULD HAVE. HE SAID I DON'T T REMEMBER TICKLING THE.

HE SAID I DON'T REMEMBER TICKLING THE BOYS BUTUT IT WOULDN'T. REMEMBER TICKLING THE BOYSYS BUT IT WOULDN'T BE UNCOMMON FOR ME. BOYS BUT IT WOULDN'T BE U UNCOMMON FOR ME. TONIGHT, HIS LAWYERS. BE UNCNCOMMON FOR ME. TONIGHT, HIS LAWYERS SAYING HE DIDN'T DO. SAYING HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG AND DENYING HE WAS ON THE. ANYTHING WRONG AND DENYING HE WAS ON THE RUN. DENYING HE WAS O ON THE RUN. SAYING HE WAS ACROSS. RUN. SAYIYING HE WAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAD. SAYING HE WAS ACACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAD TO TRAVEL BY CAR TO. TO TRAVEL BY CAR TO NEW MEXICO, ADDING HE WANTS TO TURN HIMSELF. NEW MEXICO, ADDING HE WANTS TO TURN HIMSMSELF IN BECAUSE HE WANTS. WANTS TO T TURN HIMSELF IN BECAUSE HE WANTS TO CLEAR HIS NAME AND. IN BECAUSE HE WAWANTS TO CLEAR HIS NAME AND REPUTATION. TO CLEAR HIS NAMAME AND REPUTATION. BUSFIELD'S WIFE, REPUTATION. BUSFIELD'S WIFE,E, MELISSA GILBERT, BUSFIELD'S WIFE, MELISSA GILBERT, DEACTIVATED HER. MELISSA GILBERT, DEACTIVAVATED HER SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER. SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER THE ACCUSATIONS CAME TO LIGHT. THTHE ACCUSATIONS CAME TO LIGHT. TELLING NBC NEWS SHE. TELLING NBC NEWS SHE STANDS WITH AND SUPPORTSTS HER HUSBAND. STANDS WITH AND SUPPORTS HER HUSBAND. >> CHLOE JOINS US. SUPPORTS HER HUSBAND. >> CHLOE JOINS US LIVE, AND TONIGHT,

>> CHLOE JOINS US LIVE, AND TONIGHT, BUSFIELD REMAINS. BUSFIELD REMAINS BEHIND BARS? >> THAT'S RIGHT. BEHIND BARS? >> THAT'S RIGHT. TOMORROW, BUSFIELD I IS.