'The West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield charged over sexual contact with a child

Timothy Busfield has been charged (Chris Pizzello/AP

A New Mexico grand jury has indicted US actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of sexual contact with a child.

Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment on Friday in a social media post.

Authorities had issued an arrest warrant for Busfield over allegations of misconduct from when he was working as a director on the set of TV series The Cleaning Lady.

The actor has denied the allegations. He turned himself in to authorities and later was released from jail.

Busfield is best known for appearances in The West Wing, Field Of Dreams and Thirtysomething.