Melissa Gilbert insists that she is “neither naive nor ... complicit” when it comes to previous assault allegations made against her husband, Timothy Busfield.

The actor is facing four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child in New Mexico, stemming from the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a Fox TV series Busfield directed and acted in, between 2022 and 2024.

The 68-year-old Busfield pleaded not guilty to the charges, but two previous allegations of sexual assault against him from 1994 and 2012 have resurfaced as a result of the publicity surrounding the case.

Gilbert, 61, who has been married to Busfield since 2013, responded to the resurfaced allegations during an interview airing Monday on “Good Morning America.”

She insisted that Busfield is innocent and “the last person in the world who would hurt a child.” She said she did her due diligence on her husband’s past before they got married.

“I am neither naive nor am I complicit,” Gilbert said. “I talked to him about it. I asked him questions about it. I heard his side of the story, which no one has ever heard, which is the truth. And when the time is right, and that is not now, Tim will tell the truth of all of these past allegations when he needs to.”

Gilbert said she knows Busfield “in my bones,” and no one knows him better than her.

“I know literally everything about him,” Gilbert said. “Our marriage has ― you know, we’ve had a lot of ups and downs. We’ve been through struggles. We’ve had our own issues to deal with, and we’ve worked through everything.

“He is nothing if not completely honest with me. I trust him with my children’s lives, with my grandchildren’s lives, my nieces and nephews. He is an honorable, caring, generous human being.”

The first resurfaced accusation against Busfield came from a 17-year-old girl who accused him of sexually assaulting her on the set of the 1994 movie “Little Big League.” Busfield settled a potential suit for an undisclosed amount.

The second case stems from 2012, when a 28-year-old woman alleged that Busfield groped her breasts and genital areas while on a date at a Los Angeles movie theater. No charges were filed, and prosecutors “passed due to slim evidence.” Busfield “called it consensual,” according to a warrant obtained by People.

Busfield’s trial on the newest allegations is set to begin in May 2027.

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