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Judge tosses Timothy Busfield's indictment on child sex abuse charges

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District Court Judge Joseph Montano granted Busfield's motion to throw out the grand jury indictment on Friday. Prosecutors can refile.

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Both outlets center the judge’s dismissal of the indictment against Timothy Busfield, and both note that prosecutors may still act again in some form. Fox News frames the story mainly as the indictment being thrown out, while ABC News adds the specific charge count and says the judge found prosecutors “failed to act in a fair and impartial manner.” Only ABC News includes that quoted rationale.

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