Phillip Schofield breaks silence as brother is found guilty of sexually abusing teenage boy

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This Morning star Phillip Schofield has spoken out after his brother Timothy Schofield was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years.The presenter, 61, shared a statement following the verdict on his Instagram stories.

It read: "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 the victim and their family. "These are despicable crimes, and I welcome the guilty verdicts.

As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother." The brother of This Morning star Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a period of three years.Timothy Schofield, 54, was charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019.

A jury at Exeter Crown Court found him guilty of all counts with a majority of 10-2 after more than five-and-a-half hours of deliberation.