A judge has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail during a detention hearing on child sex abuse charges. The order Tuesday by state district court Judge David Murphy is linked to accusations that Busfield inappropriately touching a minor while working as a director on the set of the series “The Cleaning

Timothy Busfield was ordered by a New Mexico judge on Tuesday to be released from jail as he awaits trial on child sexual abuse charges alleging the 68-year-old Emmy-winning actor and director abused 11-year-old twin boys on a film set.

On Tuesday, a tearful Melissa Gilbert left the courtroom after a judge ordered Timothy Busfield to be released from jail during a detention hearing. The actor, 68, has been charged with child sex abuse.

Timothy Busfield is due to appear in a New Mexico courtroom on Tuesday for a pre-trial detention hearing on child sexual abuse charges alleging the 68-year-old Emmy-winning actor and director abused 11-year-old twin boys on a film set.

Busfield is accused of inappropriately touching two boys on the set of "The Cleaning Lady" while filming in Albuquerque.

Actor Timothy Busfield appeared in court Tuesday at a detention hearing as he faces child sex abuse charges stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a