we start with breaking news. a former civilian police worker has been jailed for 12 years for sexually abusing a boy. timothy schofield was found guilty of 11 sexual offences against a teenager. the 54 year old denied the offences, which happened between 2016 and 2019. in the last few minutes, police had been speaking outside the court. the police had been speaking outside the court. y . , police had been speaking outside the court. q . , , court. the offences were first re orted court. the offences were first reported in court. the offences were first reported in december - court. the offences were first reported in december 2021, l court. the offences were first i reported in december 2021, and within two days, timothy schofield had been arrested, interviewed and charged with these offences. he was suspended from duty and the criminal case took priority. following his conviction, a conduct hearing was held in april, and chaired by the chief assistant constable. he was dis