[Larry the Loafer]

Schofield’s relationship is somewhat creepy, yes, but he’s not actually done anything illegal- the younger man in question was 17, UK age of consent is 16….

And also there was once upon a time another TV personality who dated a 17 year old when she was much older, yet upon her passing, we were quite rightly told to be kind… I’m worried for Phil that a similar fate may befall him. Perhaps there’s a bit of gender bias going on with the difference in reactions? The same people that were anti-Caroline, are seemingly pro-Schofield; and the people that are anti-Schofield were seemingly pro-Caroline.

The fact that the younger man in question was confirmed to be a teenager when they first met is what would make people raise eyebrows, and the fact that Schofield has admitted lying about the situation in a number of ways means we can't rule out that he's not telling the whole truth about him only becoming romantically involved with the aforementioned when it was legal for him to do so. But even if that proves not to be the case, the fact that he mentored the guy from the young age and got him a job on his show does make you wonder if there was abuse of power at play...

And as for the Caroline Flack comparison, Flack didn't lie about anything or cover things up. Schofield's situation of definite deception and possible lack of ethics can't really be compared, in my opinion.