Phillip Schofield revealed harrowing moment brother told him he ‘watched porn with victim’
PHILLIP Schofield's brother told him he had watched porn with a teen he is alleged to have sexually assaulted, a court heard today.
Timothy Schofield, 54, is accused of carrying out 11 sexual offences - the most serious involving an alleged sex act with the teen.
This Morning host Phillip told the court in a written statement how he received a phonecall from his brother where he seemed agitated.
The defendant then drove to his home in London where they spent several hours talking and ate a meal together.
Phillip said: "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'.
"I said there was nothing he could say that would make me hate him."
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The TV presenter said his brother told him he and the boy "had time together", including watching porn and "masturbating", jurors heard.
Phillip added: "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.
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"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'."
The court was told Tim told his brother that it was "just (boy) time" - causing Phillip to ask "what the hell" that was.
Civilian police worker Schofield denies 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, which are claimed to have started when the alleged victim was a teenager.
The most serious charge involves a sex act with the child, while other alleged offences include forcing the child to watch porn and engage in sexual activity, as well as engaging in sexual activity in the child's presence.
The trial at Exeter Crown Court continues.
