Jury out in sex abuse trial of Phillip Schofield’s brother

Timothy Schofield is on trial at Exeter Crown Court, charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child, including two of sexual activity with a child

Timothy Schofield is on trial at Exeter Crown Court, charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child (Matt Keeble/PA)

Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of TV presenter Phillip Schofield’s brother, who is accused of abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years.

Timothy Schofield is on trial at Exeter Crown Court, charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.