By Samantha Jones-
ITV presenter, Phillip Schofield, has told the public he “has no brother” after his sibling, Timothy Schofield, was found guilty of sexually abusing a boy.
The This Morning presenter did not present the hit ITV morning show last week due to the on-going court case.
His disgraced brother, Timothy, was found guilty at Exeter Crown Court of 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019.
The 54-year-old, a civilian police worker from Bath, told the jury while giving evidence that he had watched pornography with the boy, whom he insisted was over the age of 16 at that time, and they had masturbated while sitting apart, but denied performing sexual acts on the teenager.
He is said to have told his TV star brother about some of the alleged offending in September 2021.
Schofield denied 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.
Following the guilty verdict, Phillip released a statement via his Instagram page where he said he “welcomed the guilty verdicts”.
The statement reads: “My overwhelming concern is and has always been for the wellbeing of the victim and his family. I hope that their privacy will now be respected.
“If any crime had ever been confessed to me by my sibling, I would have acted immediately to protect that victim and their family.”
He added: “These are despicable crimes, and I welcome the guilty verdicts. As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother.”
Timothy Schofield has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at Bristol Crown Court on May 19.