Phillip: These were despicable crimes
Daily Record|April 04, 2023
Brother guilty of boy's sex abuse
MARTIN FRICKER
Phillip: These were despicable crimes

PHILLIP Schofield disowned his younger brother after he was convicted yesterday of sexually abusing a boy.

Civilian police worker Timothy Schofield, 54, abused a teenager over a three-year period from when the boy was just 13.

He later told his celebrity sibling they had engaged in sexual activity but claimed the boy was over 16.

After the conviction, This Morning host Phillip, 61, said: "If any crime had ever been confessed to me by my brother, I would have acted immediately to protect the victim and their family.

"These are despicable crimes and I welcome the guilty verdicts.

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