Melissa Gilbert Says She Trusts Timothy Busfield 'with My Children's Lives' Amid Child Sex Abuse Charges

Melissa Gilbert, who is joined to character Timothy Busfield, said retired for nan first clip since Busfield was charged pinch kid activity abuse, saying that she trusts her hubby pinch nan lives of her ain kids.

In an interview connected "Good Morning America" Monday, Gilbert said that she had nary moments of uncertainty successful Busfield, who is facing accusations of rubbing children inappropriately.

"I cognize this man successful my bones. No 1 knows him amended than I do. I cognize virtually everything astir him," Gilbert, a prima of nan "Little House connected nan Prairie" TV bid and erstwhile president of nan Screen Actors Guild, said.

"Our matrimony has, you know, we’ve had a batch of ups and downs. We’ve been done struggles," she said. "We’ve had our ain issues to woody with, and we’ve worked done everything."

Gilbert continued: "He is thing if not wholly honorable pinch me. I spot him pinch my children’s lives, pinch my grandchildren’s lives, my nieces and nephews. He is an honorable, caring, generous quality being."

Melissa Gilbert reacts arsenic her hubby Timothy Busfield is granted a conditional merchandise astatine a proceeding connected Jan. 20 successful Albuquerque, N.M. AJ Skuy / Pool via AP file

Busfield was indicted by a expansive assemblage successful New Mexico connected 4 counts of criminal intersexual interaction of a kid successful February, nan Bernalillo County District Attorney’s agency said successful a property merchandise astatine nan time.

Busfield’s lawyer, Larry Stein, said nan indictment was “not unexpected.”

“As nan saying goes, a expansive assemblage will indict a ham sandwich,” Stein said successful a connection successful February. “What is profoundly concerning is that nan District Attorney is choosing to proceed connected a lawsuit that is fundamentally unsound and cannot beryllium proven astatine trial.”

The indictment came astir a period aft Busfield turned himself in connected charges of kid maltreatment and criminal intersexual interaction of a minor. The accusations were made by 2 children who Busfield had worked pinch while he was a head connected nan Fox bid "The Cleaning Lady."

The children reported that Busfield allegedly touched them inappropriately connected nan group of nan “The Cleaning Lady,” according to Busfield’s apprehension warrant.

In nan Monday "GMA" interview, Stein, who appeared alongside Gilbert, said nan boys astatine nan halfway of nan accusations initially said that Busfield did not touch them, and blamed nan boys' parents for putting ideas into their heads.

"In this case," Stein said connected "GMA," nan boys are "victims of nan parents, not victims of Tim."

Stein besides denied reports that Busfield gave nan boys gifts. Instead, Stein said Gilbert gave nan boys — and each different children coming astatine a Christmas statement — nan gifts.

Busfield, who had roles connected nan TV bid “The West Wing” and “Thirtysomething,” has denied nan claims and pleaded not blameworthy to nan charges. He was released from custody successful January and nan proceedings is expected to statesman adjacent May.