Holly Willoughby and the This Morning team are throwing their support behind Phillip Schofield as he takes time off for his brother's sex abuse trial.
29.03.2023 - 14:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield told him about when he and a teenager had taken part in sexual acts, a court has heard. Timothy Schofield is on trial at Exeter Crown Court 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.
In a written statement, the TV star told a court his brother had phoned him in an agitated and upset state and Mr Schofield had invited him to drive to his home in London. Mr Schofield said they spent several hours talking, including eating a meal at his home.
"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'," Mr Schofield said. "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).
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"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. He then started to tell me about (the boy’s) body.
"I said, ‘F***, 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 anymore’. 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?'"
The most serious charge against the civilian police officer involved a sex act with the child.
Holly Willoughby and the This Morning team are throwing their support behind Phillip Schofield as he takes time off for his brother's sex abuse trial.
Phillip Schofield will be returning to This Morning later this month, it has been confirmed.The TV presenter, 60, has been absent from the ITV daytime show over recent days while his brother Timothy Schofield's court trial took place.Timothy was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years, it was announced on Monday. Phillip was absent from This Morning last week, with Alison Hammond and Joel Dommett filling in for him, and will remain off work for the next two weeks, along with co-host Holly Willoughby, as they enjoy their scheduled Easter break.
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Phillip Schofield has released a statement after his brother was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over three years.
This Morning star Phillip Schofield has spoken out after his brother Timothy Schofield was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years.The presenter, 61, shared a statement following the verdict on his Instagram stories. It read: "My overwhelming concern is and has always been for the wellbeing of the victim and his family. "I hope that their privacy will now be respected.
The brother of This Morning star Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years.Timothy Schofield, 54, was charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019. A jury at Exeter Crown Court found him guilty of all counts with a majority of 10-2 after more than five-and-a-half hours of deliberation.
Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of Timothy Schofield, who is accused of abusing a teenage boy over three years.
This Morning paid tribute to host Phillip Schofield on Saturday as they celebrated his 61st birthday amid his current absence from the ITV show.Taking to Instagram on 1 April, the chat show shared a collection of snaps of Phillip, 61, on This Morning with co-hosts such as Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond. They penned: "Happy birthday @schofe, from everyone at #ThisMorning!" with a celebrating emoji to which Phillip liked from his own account.
Phillip Schofield will not return to This Morning for weeks following his brothers court case, which accuses him of 11 sexual offences involving a child.
The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield wept as he told a court how he phoned his brother and told him he was “on the verge” of taking his own life.Timothy Schofield, 54, is on trial at Exeter Crown Court charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.Timothy Schofield, a civilian police worker from Bath, is said to have told his TV star brother about some of the alleged offending in September 2021. When asked by his barrister Peter Binder whether he had performed sexual acts on the teenager, Timothy replied: “Absolutely not.” Timothy Schofield told the jury he had watched pornography with the boy, who he insisted was aged over 16 at that time, and they had masturbated while sat apart.
Phillip Schofied's return date to This Morning appears to have been confirmed - and it won't be for weeks. The presenter took a week off from his hosting duties on the ITV daytime show leaving Holly Willoughby to team up with two new, yet very familiar, faces.
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Philip Schofield reportedly shouted at his brother Timothy when he told him about his alleged engagement with an alleged sexual abuse victim, a court heard.
Phillip Schofield was washing up when his brother told him he had engaged in sexual activity with a teenager, Exeter Crown Court heard. The This Morning presenter told the court that he had just had dinner at his home in London with Timothy Schofield when the 54-year-old told him about the sexual encounter, the jury heard. A statement read out on behalf of Phillip Schofield said: "I was washing up with Tim standing behind me and he said 'you're gonna hate me for what I'm about to say'." Phillip replied there was nothing he could say to make him hate his brother.Timothy Schofield then told him he how had watched porn and masturbated with a teenager, the court heard.
Phillip Schofield's official return date to This Morning and his comedian replacement have been revealed. The veteran presenter is taking a break from This Morning until Monday 3 April. So far on This Morning this week, 60 year old Phillip has been temporarily replaced by Alison Hammond, 48, who has been presenting alongside Holly Willoughby, 42.
A teenager allegedly abused by Phillip Schofield's brother told police he was made to watch porn while being sexually molested, a court hears. Timothy Schofield, 54, is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court on 11 charges of interfering with a child On Tuesday morning the jury in the trial was played a video of the boy's police interview. He said he felt powerless to escape the 'weird' situations orchestrated by his alleged abuser.
Phillip Schofield's brother, Tim, sexually abused a teenage schoolboy repeatedly over a period of three years, acourt has heard. Civilian police worker Timothy Schofield, 54, is accused of 11 counts of interfering with a child, beginning when the victim was just a teenager. He has denied all accusations.The most serious charge involved a sex act with the teenager.
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