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Phillip Schofield's brother led a campaign of sexual abuse against a schoolboy before confessing some of his crimes to his famous sibling, a court heard.
Timothy Schofield, 54, allegedly had an 'obsessive sexual interest' in the boy and travelled to the This Morning host's home to confide in him.
But when he told the TV personality that he and the teenager performed a sex act together, Phillip responded: 'What did you say?' Timothy said they had special 'time' together to which the celebrity hit back: 'What the hell is [that]?'
He told Timothy it 'should never happen again' and later gave a vital statement to police which forms a key part of the case against his younger sibling.
Timothy, of Bath, Somerset, is charged with 11 counts of sexual offences against the boy over three years from October 2016.
He is accused of causing him to watch sex acts and engage in sex acts. He also allegedly performed sex acts in front of the accuser.
The court heard that Phillip (left) told Timothy (right) that it 'should never happen again' and later gave a vital statement to police which forms a key part of the case against his younger sibling
Timothy, who arrived at court wearing a face mask and jacket to cover his head, (left) denies all 11 counts.
The police IT technician dressed in a grey shirt shook his head as the charges were read out to the jury at Exeter crown court.
Opening the case, Prosecutor Robin Shellard KC said: 'This is a case about the obsessive sexual interest of Timothy Schofield in [his alleged victim] and the subsequent sexual abuse of that teenage boy.'
Jurors heard how the abuse progressed until the alleged victim confronted Timothy in August 2021 and said 'things' need to stop.
Timothy, who was working for the police in a civilian role at the time, then visited his 60-year-old brother the following month.
Prosecutor Mr Shellard KC said the 'perverted relationship' was clearly 'affecting' Timothy as well as his victim.
He said: 'On the 12th of September 2021 he phoned his brother Phillip saying that his head was in a mess and could he come and see him.
'The defendant is seven years younger than Phillip and they had not been particularly close growing up, however in December 2019 the defendant told his brother he was gay.
'According to Phillip the defendant travelled up that day and he was extremely agitated. His brother described him as very
