Phillip Schofield has said he did “everything he could” when his brother Timothy Schofield was being investigated for child sexual offences.
The former ITV presenter said he had worked “incredibly closely” with police throughout the investigation and still receives text messages from detectives who worked on the case.Timothy Schofield, 54, was convicted in April of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.
He was jailed in May for 12 years. Phillip Schofield admitted to a secret affair with a younger male colleague at ITV, but strongly denies accusations of grooming.
In an interview with The Sun amid the fallout from his affair he said his mother had been “heartbroken” by news of his brother, and recalled the investigation process. “I was interviewed, I gave a full statement to the police, who we’ve worked with incredibly closely throughout,” he told The Sun. “I still get texts from the investigating detective because we were so pleased with the result. “We did everything we could at the right time.” In a statement released by his lawyer after his brother’s guilty verdict, Schofield said: “My overwhelming concern is and has always been for the wellbeing of the victim and his family.
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