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| Phillip Schofield’s brother told TV host of sexual acts with child, court hears | Phillip Schofield’s brother told TV host of sexual acts with child, court hears |
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| This Morning presenter provides written statement to trial of Timothy Schofield, 54, at Exeter crown court | This Morning presenter provides written statement to trial of Timothy Schofield, 54, at Exeter crown court |
| Phillip Schofield’s brother told the This Morning host that he had watched pornography and taken part in sexual acts with a teenage boy, a court has heard. | Phillip Schofield’s brother told the This Morning host that he had watched pornography and taken part in sexual acts with a teenage boy, a court has heard. |
| Timothy Schofield, 54, phoned the presenter “in an agitated and upset state” before admitting what he had done with the boy, Exeter crown court heard on Wednesday. | Timothy Schofield, 54, phoned the presenter “in an agitated and upset state” before admitting what he had done with the boy, Exeter crown court heard on Wednesday. |
| Phillip invited his brother, a civilian police worker in IT, to drive several hours from Bath to his home in London, where they spent several hours talking and ate a meal together in September 2021. | Phillip invited his brother, a civilian police worker in IT, to drive several hours from Bath to his home in London, where they spent several hours talking and ate a meal together in September 2021. |
| In a written statement, he said: “I was washing up and Tim was standing behind me and he said: ‘You are going to hate me for what I am about to say.’ | In a written statement, he said: “I was washing up and Tim was standing behind me and he said: ‘You are going to hate me for what I am about to say.’ |
| “I said there was nothing he could say that would make me hate him. Then he said that he and [the boy] had time together and that last year they had watched porn … and [masturbated]. | “I said there was nothing he could say that would make me hate him. Then he said that he and [the boy] had time together and that last year they had watched porn … and [masturbated]. |
| “I turned and said: ‘What did you just say?’ He said it was last year and ‘we were alone together’. Tim said it was just this once. I told him it should never happen again.” | “I turned and said: ‘What did you just say?’ He said it was last year and ‘we were alone together’. Tim said it was just this once. I told him it should never happen again.” |
| The ITV star said he told his brother that he didn’t want to hear any more after Timothy began discussing the boy’s body, the court heard. | The ITV star said he told his brother that he didn’t want to hear any more after Timothy began discussing the boy’s body, the court heard. |
| Schofield went on: “He then started to tell me about [the boy’s] body. I said: ‘Fuck, stop.’ I shouted at Tim that he had to stop. I didn’t want to know any of the details but he made it sound like a one-off. | Schofield went on: “He then started to tell me about [the boy’s] body. I said: ‘Fuck, stop.’ I shouted at Tim that he had to stop. I didn’t want to know any of the details but he made it sound like a one-off. |
| “I said: ‘I don’t want you to tell me any more.’ I said: ‘You’ve got to stop, just never do it again. Regardless how that happened, it must never happen again.’ | “I said: ‘I don’t want you to tell me any more.’ I said: ‘You’ve got to stop, just never do it again. Regardless how that happened, it must never happen again.’ |
| “Tim would say it was just ‘[boy] time’. I said: ‘What the hell is [boy] time?’” | “Tim would say it was just ‘[boy] time’. I said: ‘What the hell is [boy] time?’” |
| Timothy Schofield is on trial charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, which are alleged to have started when the alleged victim was a teenager. The most serious charge involved a sex act with the child. | Timothy Schofield is on trial charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, which are alleged to have started when the alleged victim was a teenager. The most serious charge involved a sex act with the child. |
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| Other alleged offences include forcing the child to watch pornography and to engage in sexual activity, as well as engaging in sexual activity in the child’s presence. | Other alleged offences include forcing the child to watch pornography and to engage in sexual activity, as well as engaging in sexual activity in the child’s presence. |
| Phillip Schofield has been absent from This Morning so far this week, with Alison Hammond presenting the daytime show alongside cohost Holly Willoughby. The studio said he was taking “pre-planned leave” this week. | Phillip Schofield has been absent from This Morning so far this week, with Alison Hammond presenting the daytime show alongside cohost Holly Willoughby. The studio said he was taking “pre-planned leave” this week. |
| PA Media contributed to this report | PA Media contributed to this report |
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