Feds join search for Emmy winner Timothy Busfield 

The USMarshals Service (USM) is assisting local authorities in New Mexico in their search for “West Wing” and “Thirtysomething” star Timothy Busfield, who is accused of sexual misconduct involving children.

The 68-year-old director and producer is accused of sexually abusing twin brothers on the set of the detective series “The Maid” between November 2022 and spring 2024.

One of the victims said the abuse by “Uncle Tim” began when the boys were 7 years old.

“We are working with USM to take him into custody,” Albuquerque police told the Daily News on Monday.

News of the federal involvement was first reported by TMZ, which reported Monday evening that law enforcement had not provided a timetable for an arrest or information on the 68-year-old actor’s location.

The alleged misconduct included tickling the boys without their consent, according to New Mexico station KOAT.

Busfield reportedly told investigators last year that he had no memory of inappropriate behavior on his part and suggested that his accusers’ mother might be upset that the boys were not invited back to the show at the end of the season they filmed.

Busfield married “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert in 2013. She told People from the couple’s home in the Catskills in 2023 that being a grandparent with Busfield is “heavenly.”

Staff at the University of New Mexico Hospital alerted authorities to the possible irregularity.

“The Cleaning Lady” began airing on Fox in 2022 and was canceled in June.