Phillip Schofield’s brother, who’s on trial charged with sexual offences involving a toddler, wept as he instructed a court docket how he phoned the TV star to debate the claims.
Timothy Schofield, 54, is on trial at Exeter Crown Court accused of 11 sexual offences involving a toddler that are stated to have occurred between October 2016 and October 2019.
The two most critical prices are sexual exercise with a toddler.
The civilian police employee from Bath is alleged to have instructed his TV star brother about among the alleged offending in September 2021.
Asked by his barrister Peter Binder whether or not he had carried out sexual acts on {the teenager}, Schofield replied: “Absolutely not.”
Schofield instructed the jury he had watched pornography with the boy, who he insisted was aged over 16 on the time.
The defendant instructed the jury he had been homosexual his “entire life” however had saved it “completely secret and hidden from everybody”.
He stated it was “incredibly difficult” and instructed the court docket he had struggled with psychological well being issues for years.
The defendant wept when he was requested about phoning his brother, a presenter on This Morning, earlier than driving to his house in London in September 2021.
Defendant was ‘on the verge’ of killing himself
Peter Binder, representing Schofield, requested him: “Phillip described you as being in an extreme state of agitation?”
Schofield replied: “Yes. I remember sitting in a field and making the phone call to him.”
Mr Binder requested: “You told him you were on the verge of killing yourself?”
Schofield wept as he stated: “That’s correct. I was so alone.”
Phillip Schofield instructed brother to cease speaking about ‘particulars’
Yesterday the court docket heard a written assertion from Phillip Schofield which described the telephone name and his brother coming to his house in London.
The presenter described how he was washing up when his brother stood behind him and stated: “You are going to hate me for what I am about to say.”
The TV star continued: “I said there was nothing he could say that would make me hate him. Then he said that he and [the boy] had time together and that last year they had watched porn… and [masturbated].
“I turned and stated, ‘What did you simply say?’ He stated it was final 12 months and [they] had been alone collectively.
“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.
“I stated, ‘F***, cease’. I shouted at Tim that he needed to cease. I did not need to know any of the main points however he made it sound like a one-off.
“I said, ‘I don’t want you to tell me any more’. I said, ‘You’ve got to stop, just never do it again. Regardless how that happened it must never happen again’.”
Defendant stated {the teenager} was ‘sufficiently old’
During cross-examination by Robin Shellard, the defendant instructed the court docket {the teenager} was “old enough” to decide on to look at pornography with him.
Schofield instructed the jury: “It was a consensual thing after the age of 16. He never in any way said no at all.”
He admitted looking for phrases on a authorized pornography web site together with “young boy teen sex” and “gay teen torrents”, however insisted he believed this might return outcomes displaying males aged between 18 and their early 20s.
Asked if he was responsible of the costs, he replied: “I am not guilty of these charges and that’s why I have stuck to my guns the whole way through and pleaded not guilty the whole way through.
“There’s no method I’m going to plead responsible to one thing I have not achieved.”
The defendant denies three counts of causing a child to watch sexual activity, three of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child, three of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, and two of sexual activity with a child.
Phillip Schofield did not appear on ITV’s This Morning yesterday. The studio said he is taking “pre-planned depart” this week.
The trial continues.
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