Phillip Schofield’s brother Timothy, 54, arrives for sex offences trial after statement from his TV presenter sibling was read to court
- Timothy Schofield, 54, is standing trial charged with 11 sexual offences
- He arrived at Exeter Crown Court today with jacket pulled over his head
Phillip Schofield‘s brother has arrived at court with a jacket pulled over his head – after a statement from the TV presenter was read to the jury.
Timothy Schofield, 54, is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child over a three-year period from October 2016.
He denies performing sex acts in front of his accuser, causing him to watch sex acts and engage in sex acts.
Schofield pulled a grey jacket over his head as he arrived in court this morning and was guided inside by an acquaintance.
The defendant could be seen wearing a blue shirt, black trousers and black shoes as he carried a blue rucksack inside.
Timothy Schofield (left), the brother of TV presenter Phillip Schofield, at Exeter Crown Court this morning
The court yesterday heard how Phillip yelled ‘f***, stop’ over the washing up when his brother confessed to performing a sex act with the schoolboy
Timothy Schofield (left), 54, is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court charged with 11 sexual offences
The court yesterday heard how Phillip yelled ‘f***, stop’ over the washing up when his brother allegedly confessed to performing a sex act with the schoolboy.
Schofield had travelled up to see his TV presenter sibling in a ‘heightened state of agitation’ threatening to kill himself, a jury was told.
He wanted to open up after the alleged victim confronted him the previous month, but horrified the presenter when he went into graphic detail, the court heard.
In a statement read out to court by prosecutor Robin Shellard on Wednesday, Phillip recalled how he received a call from his brother on September 12, 2021.
‘It was a weekend and he asked if I was able to talk,’ he said. ‘Tim was in an extreme state of agitation.
‘He said that he was on the verge of killing himself. He said that his head was in a mess and everything was a mess.
Schofield pulled a grey jacket over his head as he arrived in court this morning and was guided inside by an acquaintance
Schofield was guided from a vehicle into Exeter Crown Court after arriving for his trial this morning
‘Tim was clearly very upset and I asked him if he could drive. Tim said yes he could, so I told him to drive to my home in London.
‘Around two hours or so later Tim arrived and I could see he was in a state of heightened agitation.
‘It was distressing to see him in such a state. He was as angry as I’ve ever seen him. The conversation was about how angry he was. He was furious, angry, ranting and raving.’
Phillip tried to ‘change the conversation’ and asked what he was watching on TV and his brother was in ‘floods of tears’ as he described the series Pennyworth.
Phillip said it was usual for him to cry when telling stories but ‘this was crazy’.
He continued: ‘We ended up having dinner and I was washing up. Tim was standing behind me and he said you are going to hate me for what I’m about to say.
‘I said there’s nothing he could say that would make me hate him.’
The court heard that he admitted the sexual offences, before Phillip’s statement said the incident ‘sounded like it was just one time’.
Schofield, of Bath, was arrested on suspicion of sex crimes in December 2021.
He denies all charges. The trial continues.
