Phillip Schofield’s brother found guilty of sexually abusing teenage boy

Complainant told jury he felt ‘emotionally blackmailed’ by Timothy Schofield into ‘weird and wrong’ activities

The brother of Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over three years, prompting the television presenter to say he has disowned his sibling.

Timothy Schofield, 54, a civilian police worker with Avon and Somerset police, had denied 11 offences but was convicted by a jury at Exeter crown court on all counts.