Jury out in Philip Schofield's brother's sex abuse trial
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJurors have begun deliberating in the trial of Timothy Schofield, who is accused of abusing a teenage boy over three years. The brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield is on trial at Exeter Crown Court, charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019 - this includes two charges of sexual activity with a child.
The 54-year-old civilian police worker from Bath told the jury while giving evidence that he watched pornography with the boy - who he claims he believed was 16 at the time.
He adds that the pair masturbated while sitting apart, but denied performing sexual acts on the teenager. He supposedly told his TV star brother about the alleged offending in September 2021. Read more: Thomas Cashman sentencing for Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder to be televised from Manchester Crown Court Schofield denies three counts of causing a child to watch sexual activity, three of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, three of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, and two of sexual activity with a child.
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