Phillip Schofield's brother pictured arriving at court for sex abuse trial

29 March 2023 , 10:17

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Timothy Schofield has been photographed covering his head with a jacket

Timothy Schofield has been photographed covering his head with a jacket as he arrived at Exeter Crown Court today.

Schofield, 54, is standing trial at Exeter Crown Court, accused of 11 charges of interfering with a child. He denies the charges.

As he made his way to Exeter Crown Court today, he was photographed covering his head with a dark jacket.

Schofield wore a blue shirt and a pair of dark blue trousers as he made his way towards the court.

In the trial it has been alleged Schofield, of Bath, sexually abused a child over the space of three years between 2016 and 2019.

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Schofield worked in IT for Avon and Somerset Police at the time of the alleged abuse.

Yesterday, the court heard video testimony from the alleged victim, a teenage boy, who alleged he felt "forced" into engaging in the sexual activity with Schofield.

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The unnamed alleged victim outlined how Schofield asked them if they wanted to "take it further" as they were watching porn and engaging in a sexual activity.

They told the court: "Whenever I said no, he was never too happy about it - but that day he was really forceful in a way.

"It very much felt like there was not a way out of the situation we were in without saying yes."

It was then alleged how Schofield engaged in oral sex with the victim.

The teen also claimed how Schofield wanted to "take it further".

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They alleged: "He said he'd just like to take it further to show how good it could be and how it could make me feel. To show me what I was missing out on."

Schofield is said to have mentioned anal sex "a couple of times" and "talked about lube and how that would be used".

The teen alleged: "He said he enjoyed watching it (porn) and me being part of that. He found pleasure and happiness in that, which made me incredibly uncomfortable.

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"I felt no way out of the situation without saying yes."

As the trial takes place, Phillip Schofield has not taken part in filming This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby.

On Monday and Tuesday he was replaced by Alison Hammond. While today and tomorrow Joel Dommett has stepped in to host alongside Holly.

Mrs Justice Johanna Cutts warned the jury not to be distracted by Phillip Schofield's celebrity status.

The trial continues.

Amy Denman