New Mexico
Actor Timothy Busfield allegations raise concerns in New Mexico film industry
Timothy Busfield’s sexual abuse allegations have brought a lot of attention to what happens behind the scenes on TV and film sets.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Timothy Busfield’s sexual abuse allegations have brought a lot of attention to what happens behind the scenes on TV and film sets.
With the growing film industry in New Mexico, a local nonprofit that advocates for background actors of all ages says there are rules that need to be followed, especially when it comes to child actors.
Ruby Garcia is the president of the Background Actors Association of New Mexico. She estimates 30% of background actors are children. To set foot on the set, they need to have a work permit.
She was shocked after finding out about Busfield’s sexual abuse allegations against two children on a set in New Mexico. “It’s disgusting, it’s disappointing, and for a child, it’s it’s traumatic. And I, you know, been doing acting for about eight years. I want to make sure that this doesn’t happen again.”
Garcia says her association works alongside thousands of extras to make sure their working conditions are within protocol.
“If they have any kind of issues with sexual harassment not being, you know, or protocol properly followed, they can submit a report to my organization, and we will take it and we will we’re not attorneys or legal advisors, but we will advocate, and we will contact the, you know, correct departments that we need to follow up with and look into the situation,” says Garcia.
Under child labor laws, children can only work a certain number of hours and have to meet certain safety requirements. Garcia says one of those requirements includes having a parent responsible for the minor on set, unless they’re working with a set or studio teacher.
“The teachers have a background check. They have to be certified in the state of New Mexico with a license, licensing, and teaching certificate, license, whatever they call it. Parents are the ultimate responsibility of that child on set,” says Garcia.
Throughout Busfield’s criminal complaint, the victim’s mom says that they were given an iPad so that parents could watch their children while they were filming. She then claims that they stopped handing them out after a while.
“This upsets me, because something failed. If you see something, say something and don’t be you know, fearful of what what the outcome is, because there are resources to protect people and children,” says Garcia.
To learn more about the Background Actors Association of New Mexico, click here.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
NEW MEXICO – Virgin Galactic plans a research flight on menstruation in space, aiming to study how microgravity could affect hormones and menstrual cycles on longer trips.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
The company plans to launch flights next year, and one of them will focus on the effects of microgravity on menstruation.
Two women researchers are currently training for the flight.
They say they hope to reveal how future space travel could affect hormones and the menstrual cycle, especially over long durations in space.
Grant’s Thursday Evening Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms will continue in eastern New Mexico tonight into Friday. Breezy winds will bring an elevated fire danger in the western half of the state.
Thunderstorms are firing up Thursday afternoon along and east of New Mexico’s central mountain chain while gusty south winds over 30 mph are driving an elevated fire danger across western parts of the state. Storms will continue spreading across eastern New Mexico through this evening, bringing locally heavy rainfall, lightning, small hail, and gusty winds. The winds will weaken later tonight, but showers and thunderstorms will keep going across eastern New Mexico overnight into early Friday morning.
A few spotty storms will redevelop Friday afternoon across eastern New Mexico, with a couple near the Texas state line capable of turning strong to severe. At the same time, breezy southwest winds will ramp back up across western New Mexico, with gusts over 35 mph creating another round of elevated fire danger. Storms will push east out of New Mexico Friday evening while winds gradually ease overnight.
Quieter and drier weather takes over this weekend. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will cool a few degrees but still stay near average for late May. Breezy afternoon winds will continue Saturday before lighter winds and warmer temperatures return Sunday.
Moisture will start building back into eastern New Mexico Monday, bringing a slight chance for thunderstorms near the Texas state line. Monday will also be the hottest day of the warming trend statewide. More moisture spreads into the eastern half of the state Tuesday, increasing storm chances along and east of the Rio Grande Valley by afternoon. Even deeper moisture arrives statewide by Wednesday and Thursday, fueling more widespread showers and thunderstorms through the middle of next week.
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