Breaking News: Melissa Gilbert Asks Judge to Keep ‘Sweet Husband’ Timothy Busfield ‘Protected’ in Jail amid His Child Sex Abuse Charges…see more

As Timothy Busfield faces charges of alleged child sex abuse, the Little House on the Prairie star, 61, voiced her support of her husband in a letter to the judge in his case.

In a new filing with the defendant’s response in opposition to the state’s motion for pretrial detention submitted on Jan. 16, 75 letters of support for the actor were included. Many were from family, colleagues and longtime friends.

In Gilbert’s letter, she began by identifying herself as Busfield’s wife and explaining that they briefly met in the 1980s before falling in love in 2012. She wrote, “the reality is that Tim Busfield is my love, my rock, my partner in business and life. He is my comfort and my council. His joy, humor and quick wit bring sparkle to my life.

Tim is, quite simply, the beating heart of our wild and wonderful extended family.” “I can tell you, and anyone, that I know Tim better and more intimately than anything in his life ever has. Conversely, he knows me in the same way,” she continued.

“Tim has the strongest moral compass of any human I have ever known. He has dedicated his spiritual self to always being of service to others. He starts every day with kindness and compassion.”