Phillip Schofield's brother jailed for child abuse

The member of TV presenter Phillip Schofield has been jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a boy.

Timothy Schofield was recovered blameworthy successful April of 11 intersexual offences involving a kid betwixt 2016 and 2019.

Following the verdict, the 54-year-old was besides sacked from his occupation arsenic a civilian idiosyncratic for Avon and Somerset Police.

Phillip Schofield said aft the conviction: "As acold arsenic I americium concerned, I nary longer person a brother."

The suspect was convicted of 3 counts of causing a kid to ticker intersexual enactment and 3 of engaging successful intersexual enactment successful the beingness of a child.

He was further convicted of 3 counts of causing a kid to prosecute successful intersexual enactment and 2 of intersexual enactment with a child.

The unfortunate was interviewed by constabulary aft telling a schoolhouse councillor astir the abuse.

He said helium felt helium had been "blackmailed emotionally" by Schofield.