East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has removed mentions of Timothy Busfield from its website.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 14 -- one day after the 68-year-old actor was officially charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse -- Busfield's name can no longer be found on the ETSU site.
Busfield was previously featured in several of the school's articles and webpages, including "5 Questions with Timothy Busfield," "Alumni Hall of Fame" and "Timothy Busfield to speak at ETSU's spring Commencement."
The West Wing alum briefly attended ETSU in the 1970s but did not graduate, according to local outlet WJHL. In May 2024, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university and spoke at the school's spring commencement ceremony that same year.
A spokesperson for East Tennessee State University did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
On Jan. 13, Busfield, who is married to actress Melissa Gilbert, surrendered to authorities after an arrest warrant was issued by the Albuquerque Police Department earlier that week. He made his first court appearance on Jan. 14 from a facility in Bernalillo County, N.M., where he is being held without bond as he awaits a pretrial detention hearing.
According to the warrant, obtained by PEOPLE, Busfield is being accused of engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with 11-year-old twin boys. One of the alleged victims alleged that the incidents began when he was 7 years old. The parents of the alleged victims said the boys were child actors and met Busfield on the set of the FOX series, The Cleaning Lady, after he joined as a director in season 2 (which aired in 2022).
The pretrial detention motion filed by prosecutors on Jan. 14, and obtained by PEOPLE, revealed another accusation of sexual abuse against Busfield. On Jan. 13, a father, Colin Swift, reported to law enforcement that Busfield allegedly sexually abused Swift's daughter "several years ago" in Sacramento, Calif.
"While auditioning for [Busfield] at B Street Theatre, the 16-year-old reported that [Busfield] kissed her and put his hands down her pants and touched her privates," the motion alleged.
Busfield allegedly "begged the family to not report to law enforcement if he received therapy," and Swift, being a "therapist himself, thought at the time that was the best thing to do."
An investigation first began on Nov. 1, 2024, after a doctor at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) alerted police about alleged sexual abuse. The parents had taken their twin boys to UNMH under advisement from an attorney, where the warrant stated that professionals suggested the boys may have been "groomed."
It was later determined that the case did not meet authorities' acceptance criteria at the time.
In October 2025, the alleged victims’ mother filed a police report and claimed Child Protective Services (CPS) that “her children both disclosed that there was sexual abuse by Timothy from around November 2022 to Spring 2024.” She was told that because physical abuse had not occurred, nothing could be done at that time, per the warrant.
The mother told authorities on Sept. 2, 2025 and Sept. 22, 2025 that her son alleged to his counselor that Busfield inappropriately touched him, according to the warrant.
Busfield allegedly told police, per the warrant, that the parents were upset their sons had been replaced with a younger actor who auditioned. When asked by investigators if he ever picked up or tickled the boys, Busfield allegedly said it was "highly likely that he would have" because he wanted "a playful environment."
Shortly after, Warner Bros. Television launched an independent investigation. After results came in, it was documented that an individual "claimed to have witnessed" an incident in the hair and make-up trailer, in which "executive producer/director Tim Busfield allegedly entered and kissed a minor male on the face as the minor was getting a haircut" in December 2024, the warrant read.
In a statement to PEOPLE, a Warner Bros. Television representative said, "The health and safety of our cast and crew is always our top priority, especially the safety of minors on our productions. We take all allegations of misconduct very seriously and have systems in place to promptly and thoroughly investigate, and when needed, take appropriate action. [We] have been and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement."
Busfield spoke out for the first time shortly before his surrender in a video obtained by TMZ,
"Hi everybody, it's Tim," the video began. "I'm sure most of you know, that are watching this, that I was ordered to come to Albuquerque - I'm here now. I got the call Friday night, I had to get a lawyer. Saturday I got in the car, drove 2,000 miles to Albuquerque. I'm gonna confront these lies. They're horrible."
He continued, “They’re all lies and I did not do anything to those little boys and I’m gonna fight it. I’m gonna fight it with a great team, and I’m gonna be exonerated, I know I am, because this is all so wrong and all lies.”
“So hang in there and hopefully I’m out real soon and back to work,” he concluded. “I love everybody for supporting me, thank you.”
The day Busfield turned himself in, a rep for Gilbert, who married Busfield in 2013, released a statement on the star’s behalf, which noted that she is “honoring the request of Tim’s lawyers not to speak publicly while the legal process unfolds.”
“During this period, her focus is on supporting and caring for their very large family as they navigate this moment,” the statement read. “Melissa stands with and supports her husband and will address the public at an appropriate time. We ask that their privacy be respected.”