Timothy Busfield’s lie detector offer is ‘public relations stunt’ as he faces child sex abuse charges: expert

Timothy Busfield was remanded Wednesday and held without bail in his first court appearance on multiple counts of child sex abuse.

Prior to Busfield's hearing, his lawyer claimed the "Thirtysomething" actor passed a voluntary independent polygraph test where he denied the claims.

The judge's decision to keep Busfield behind bars while he awaits pretrial hearing is common practice in a sex-crime case, according to former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani. Busfield's decision to submit to a lie detector test...