Melissa Gilbert's rep shared a statement on Jan. 13 that the actress is standing by husband Timothy Busfield, after he turned himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department. He faces two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse.

There is an invisible string from Melissa Gilbert's past casting a shadow on her present!

The award-winning actor and director is facing 3 felonies ... two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of abuse of a child.