Phillip Schofield's younger brother has been jailed for 12 years for child sex offences
- 11 months ago
Phillip Schofield's younger brother has been jailed for 12 years for child sex offences.
Timothy Schofield, 54, was locked up for 11 counts of child sexual abuse against a teenage boy over a three year period.
His trial heard that last year the defendant even travelled to the home of his famous brother to tell him about an incident that left the This Morning host warning him 'it must never happen again.'
Schofield, who has since been sacked from Devon and Cornwall after a misconduct hearing, carried out the abuse between 2016 and 2019.
He was convicted of 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.
Schofield, wearing a grey prison tracksuit, was brought to the dock at Bristol Crown Court today (Fri) for sentencing.
Jailing him, The Honourable. Mrs Justice Johannah Cutts told him: "You exploited his (the victim's) innocence for your own sexual gratification.
"The offences are so serious only a custodial sentence can be justified.
"Your actions and behaviour have had a devastating impact on his whole family.
"It was wrong on every level to behave as you did.
"You thought only of yourself. Always of yourself. I have still not heard a word of genuine remorse from you.
"The consequences have been deep and long-lasting.
"He felt he had to go along with what you wanted. He felt forced to do what you wanted and trapped and unable to escape.
The judge also said he "took away the ability to be the teenager he should have been."
In a victim impact statement, read today in court before sentence, the victim said: "Before Tim was arrested I felt I had no freedom. I often felt panic, stress and fear.
"Only after Tim was arrested I felt safe, and I felt free."
The vicitm said the fallout of the case has felt like "everything was crumbling around me."
"I felt bitter and numb to life," he added.
Timothy Schofield, 54, was locked up for 11 counts of child sexual abuse against a teenage boy over a three year period.
His trial heard that last year the defendant even travelled to the home of his famous brother to tell him about an incident that left the This Morning host warning him 'it must never happen again.'
Schofield, who has since been sacked from Devon and Cornwall after a misconduct hearing, carried out the abuse between 2016 and 2019.
He was convicted of 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.
Schofield, wearing a grey prison tracksuit, was brought to the dock at Bristol Crown Court today (Fri) for sentencing.
Jailing him, The Honourable. Mrs Justice Johannah Cutts told him: "You exploited his (the victim's) innocence for your own sexual gratification.
"The offences are so serious only a custodial sentence can be justified.
"Your actions and behaviour have had a devastating impact on his whole family.
"It was wrong on every level to behave as you did.
"You thought only of yourself. Always of yourself. I have still not heard a word of genuine remorse from you.
"The consequences have been deep and long-lasting.
"He felt he had to go along with what you wanted. He felt forced to do what you wanted and trapped and unable to escape.
The judge also said he "took away the ability to be the teenager he should have been."
In a victim impact statement, read today in court before sentence, the victim said: "Before Tim was arrested I felt I had no freedom. I often felt panic, stress and fear.
"Only after Tim was arrested I felt safe, and I felt free."
The vicitm said the fallout of the case has felt like "everything was crumbling around me."
"I felt bitter and numb to life," he added.