女演员梅丽莎·吉尔伯特第一次公开谈论儿童性接触费用反对她的丈夫，演员蒂姆西·布斯菲尔德.
“这是我们一生中最痛苦的经历，”吉尔伯特说早安美国“联合主持乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯在她关于指控的首次采访将于周一在《GMA》播出
在采访中，吉尔伯特公开了她认为发生的事情和指控的后果，采访的预览于周四发布。
“我们知道我们的生活已经结束了。我们为我们所拥有的感到悲伤。我们所有的计划，我们所有的梦想，我们所有的想法，我们所有的项目，”吉尔伯特说，他于2013年与布斯菲尔德结婚。“对蒂姆来说，已经完成了。他取消了...即使他被证明无罪，他也永远是那个人。世界上最不可能伤害孩子的人。”
她继续说，“相信我，如果我有一秒钟想到蒂姆·布斯菲尔德伤害了一个孩子，他会有比监狱更多的事情要担心。”
更多梅丽莎·吉尔伯特对ABC新闻的乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯的采访，请参见4月6日周一美国东部时间早上7点到9点ABC电视台的“早安美国”。
当斯特凡诺普洛斯问她为什么现在站出来说话时，与她和布斯菲尔德的律师拉里·斯坦一起说话的吉尔伯特回答说:“是时候了。”
布斯菲尔德是起诉据伯纳利洛县地方检察官萨姆·布雷格曼说，2月6日，新墨西哥州的大陪审团以对儿童进行性接触的四项罪名对他进行了审判。
这位演员因在《白宫风云》中扮演丹尼·康坎农而闻名-后来对所有四项指控表示不服罪。
根据一份刑事起诉书，对布斯菲尔德的指控源于他在电视节目《清洁女工》(The Cleaning Lady)的片场不适当地触摸了一名儿童演员，该节目是在阿尔伯克基拍摄的。
根据刑事起诉书，这名演员在接受调查人员采访时否认了这些指控。
布斯菲尔德自首了一月份在新墨西哥被当局逮捕，无保释。他后来在保释候审期间被释放。
在起诉时，布斯菲尔德的律师斯坦告诉美国广播公司新闻，大陪审团的决定“并不出人意料”。
“俗话说，大陪审团会起诉一个火腿三明治。令人深感忧虑的是，地方检察官选择着手一个根本站不住脚、无法在审判中得到证实的案件。拘留听证会暴露了该州证据的致命弱点——无论多少指控决定都无法弥补的差距，”斯坦在一份声明中说。
他补充说，“布斯菲尔德先生将在每个阶段对抗这些指控，并期待在公开法庭上测试该州的案件-证据很重要-而不是闭门造车。”
在周四对美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中，地方检察官办公室表示，其重点“仍然是受害者。”
伯纳利洛县地方检察官办公室每年处理数百起虐待儿童的案件。当一个孩子报告虐待时，我们会非常认真地对待，”声明说。“在这个案件中，一个中立的大陪审团指控被告对一名未成年人(13岁以下的儿童)进行四次犯罪性接触。”
“这个办公室遵循我们的道德义务，只处理那些存在善意起诉基础的案件，”声明继续说。“虽然被告试图通过媒体获得公众支持并不奇怪，但我们的重点仍然是受害者。我们将继续为他们奋斗每一步。"
布斯菲尔德的审判暂定于2027年5月在新墨西哥州进行。
Melissa Gilbert speaks out on Timothy Busfield's child sexual contact charges: 'Traumatizing experience'
ActressMelissa Gilbertis speaking out for the first time about the child sexual contactchargesagainst her husband, actorTimothy Busfield.
"This has been the most traumatizing experience of our lives," Gilbert told "Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in herfirst interview about the charges, airing Monday on "GMA."
In the interview, a preview of which was released Thursday, Gilbert opened up about what she believes happened and the aftermath of the charges.
"Our life as we knew it is done. We are grieving what we had. All of our plans, all of our dreams, all of our ideas, all of our projects," said Gilbert, who wed Busfield in 2013. "For Tim, it's done. He's canceled ... even if he's exonerated, he will always be that guy. The last person in the world who would hurt a child."
She continued, "And believe me, if I thought for a second that Tim Busfield hurt a child, he'd have a lot more to worry about than prison."
Watch more of Melissa Gilbert's interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Monday, April 6, on "Good Morning America" from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET, on ABC.
When asked by Stephanopoulos why she is speaking out now, Gilbert -- who spoke alongside her and Busfield's attorney, Larry Stein -- replied, "It's time."
Busfield wasindictedon Feb. 6 by a grand jury in New Mexico on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, according to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman.
The actor - best known for his role as Danny Concannon on "The West Wing"- later pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
The charges against Busfield stem from accusations that he inappropriately touched a child actor on the set of the TV show "The Cleaning Lady," which was filmed in Albuquerque, according to a criminal complaint.
The actor denied the allegations when interviewed by investigators, according to the criminal complaint.
Busfieldturned himself into authorities in New Mexico in January and was held without bond. He was later released on his own recognizance pending trial.
At the time of the indictment, Stein, Busfield's attorney, told ABC News that the grand jury's decision was "not unexpected."
"As the saying goes, a grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. What is deeply concerning is that the District Attorney is choosing to proceed on a case that is fundamentally unsound and cannot be proven at trial. The detention hearing exposed fatal weaknesses in the State's evidence -- gaps that no amount of charging decisions can cure," Stein said in a statement.
He added, "Mr. Busfield will fight these charges at every stage and looks forward to testing the State's case in open court -- where evidence matters -- not behind closed doors."
In a statement to ABC News Thursday, the district attorney's office said its focus "remains on the victims."
"The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office handles hundreds of child abuse cases every year. When a child reports abuse, we take it very seriously," the statement said. "In this matter, a neutral grand jury indicted the defendant on four Counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor (Child Under 13)."
"This office follows our ethical duty to only proceed on cases where a good faith basis exists to prosecute," the statement continued. "While it is not surprising that the defendant is attempting to garner public support through the media, our focus remains on the victims.We will continue to fight for them every step of the way."
Busfield's trial is tentatively set for May 2027 in New Mexico.
