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New Mexico Judge Dismisses Indictment Against Timothy Busfield

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A New Mexico judge dismissed an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield involving child sexual abuse or sexual assault charges, according to reports from AP, The New York Times, Fox News, Reuters and Deadline.

AP and Deadline reported that the dismissal was based on prosecutorial misconduct. The charges were tossed.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 5 articles, headlines and summaries only; 5 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written within the hour the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

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WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported commentary about the limits of the reports. - "but the reports did not indicate whether prosecutors could seek a new indictment": This is commentary about what the source material does not say rather than a reported fact.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

New Mexico Judge Dismisses Indictment Against Timothy Busfield

A New Mexico judge dismissed an indictment against actor Timothy Busfield involving child sexual abuse or sexual assault charges, according to reports from AP, The New York Times, Fox News, Reuters and Deadline. AP and Deadline reported that the dismissal was based on prosecutorial misconduct. The charges were tossed, but the reports did not indicate whether prosecutors could seek a new indictment.tossed.

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0 17 34 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 16 Oct 22:35 UTC · New Mexico Judge Dismisses Indictment Against Timothy Busfield 17 Oct 00:11 UTC · New Mexico Judge Dismisses Child Sexual Abuse Charges Against Timothy Busfield 18 Oct 12:14 UTC · New Mexico judge dismisses Timothy Busfield indictment over grand jury misconduct

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