NBC Pulls ‘Law & Order’ Episode With Emmy-Winning Actor After Child Sex Abuse Allegations

Gary Gershoff/Getty Images NBC has pulled an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit featuring actor Timothy Busfield following child sex allegations against him. The network made the decision after Busfield, an Emmy-winning actor who appeared in Field of Dreams and The West Wing , has been accused of child abuse and criminal sexual contact with a minor under the age of 13. Busfield, 68, was set to appear in an episode of Law & Order: SVU titled “Corrosive,” which was scheduled to air on Jan. 15. The network has now replaced this week’s installment with the scheduled Jan. 22 episode, “Fidelis Ad Mortem.” It is unclear whether “Corrosive” will air at all, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Busfield previously appeared in the show in 2011 and directed two episodes in 2019. Read more at The Daily Beast.