562 0 obj <> endobj Sometimes these emails included what the judge said were highly offensive and personal comments about their physical appearance, including sexualised comments as well as wholly false allegations that the women had bullied him. UPDATE. One of the alleged victims - TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine (pictured arriving at Nottingham Crown Court) - told the trial last week that 42-year-old Belfield is 'the Jimmy Savile of trolling'. BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left suicidal by a "tsunami of hate", the trial was also told. They were exonerated. For just over three minutes, the 42-year-old delivered a monologue in which he said he was in prison for simply defending himself. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? People who have worked on this game have also collaborated on the creation of the following games: Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, a group of 620 people; Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, a group of 361 people; Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, a group of 357 people; inFAMOUS 2, a group of 347 people; SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs, a group of 328 people Belfield compared his treatment with that of a police officer who had escaped jail despite being convicted of possessing child abuse images. . The TV presenter labelled him the Jimmy Savile of trolling during the trial, which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails. Alex Belfield is convicted of stalking four people online but cleared of stalking four others. Alex Belfield was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in behind bars (Image: PA) A civil stalking order is being pursued at the magistrates' court against former BBC DJ Alex . The club joined the English Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division and though they resigned in 1907, they . Remorseless Belfield videos himself as he arrives at court in July. Fixed: Release in which this issue/RFE has been fixed.The release containing this fix may be available for download as an Early Access Release or a General Availability Release. It was lockdown that offered Belfield an opportunity to make some proper money. It didnt work. He soon made enemies in the theatre world, says a director who started monitoring his online activities a few years ago (and who wishes to remain anonymous). And what did he mean by: We will be back? That prompted Belfield to set up his secret Voice of Reason channel, which streamed behind a paywall on his website. Refuses to deny he wrote the email. Keith tried in vain to get YouTube to remove all of the libellous videos, even turning up at the social networks HQ to beg it in person. Philip Dehany, a rival theatre blogger, who was targeted by Belfield in YouTube videos. But Breen thought he would bring personality to the station. Some believe he relied on others as media monitors and had sources within the BBC itself: he seemed to know everything discussed on each of their radio shows every day, along with a number of internal matters. I pleaded with him (Belfield) to stop. "Alex Belfield's conduct, in the form of messages, broadcasts, insults and threats, left his victims fearful and anxious. Perhaps that independent review would expose those at the very top (men) who left us exposed. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A former BBC DJ has been found guilty of waging a relentless stalking campaign against broadcasters and subjecting TV presenter Jeremy Vine to an 'avalanche of hatred.' Alex Belfield was labelled . The verdicts in relation to each complainant were: Giving evidence to the trial, Mr Vine described Belfield's behaviour as "like an avalanche of hatred you get hit by", and "absolutely Olympic-level stalking, even for broadcasting". Call Today! Why do the four women involved feel let down? Ben Hewis intended to destroy my life, reputation and career. Something went wrong, please try again later. Instantly disprovable lies published by Ben Hewis. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Nobody from the corporation has apologised for what I and the others faced for more than a decade.. While most defendants on trial try to avoid cameras on the way into court, Belfield seemed to be doing his best to attract them, wearing an array of wacky jackets and shirts. His trial heard he made YouTube videos about them, posted messages on social media, sent emails, and also encouraged those that follow him to target them. Rozina Breen, the corporation's former Head of North, told . It came following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court, during which the . Although jurors found Belfield not guilty of stalking Liz Green, Rozina Breen, Helen Thomas and Stephanie Hirst, Mr Justice Saini said Belfield had harassed them, and he made restraining orders to protect them in future. Presenter Iain Lee has since come out to say Belfield targeted him for many years, but that he was too frightened to go to court to give evidence. Bernard Spedding ignored every single correspondence. For the best part of 10 years they had been complaining about Belfields vendetta, in which he sent hundreds, if not thousands, of emails to them and their superiors. hb```6Ad`0p The jurors accepted Belfield caused serious alarm or distress to two victims - the BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith . Then began a 10-year campaign of harassment against both Breen and Green, as well as Helen Thomas, Breens line manager, who was head of regional and local programming for Yorkshire. 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"The stalking you committed was not the conventional type which is popularised in the press," he said. 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His aim was, in his own words, to haunt his victims, and he deployed his army of followers to pile on with abusive messages to those targeted, said Mr Justice Saini. With an international audience via YouTube - Celebrity Radio continues to grow. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Belfield looked pale as he was led down to the cells as more than 20 of his supporters watched silently from the public gallery. Alex Belfield, 42, who "weaponised the internet", . In court, he claimed to have nine employees, but who they are remains a mystery. For the TV presenter Jeremy Vine, the most high-profile target of arguably Britains most prolific troll, it would be the first time in several years that he could host a live phone-in without worrying that one of Belfields acolytes would hijack the programme to confront him with Belfields lies. It is a powerful weapon for fighting political or commercial enemies . BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith told the court he was left feeling suicidal by what he called Belfield's "tsunami of hate." Belfield's contract with BBC Radio Leeds ended in 2011. All he had done, he suggested, was challenge people who had said things I believed to be untrue. "Alex Belfield had no qualms about the abuse he handed out, in many cases publicly.". "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Unable to work and claiming to be on 86-a-week universal credit when the theatres shut, Belfield reinvented himself as a rightwing shockjock. Belfield was also convicted of the simple stalking of theatre blogger Philip Dehany, who suffered a vicious campaign of abuse. The royal we was a frequent Belfield affectation, designed to give the impression that he sat at the top of an anti-woke multimedia empire in the Alex Jones/Infowars mould. Sanctimonious, petulant and remorseless, taking elements of fact and twisting them to suit his own purposes while belittling his targets and monetising these distortions, even as he sat in a prison cell. Mr Justice Saini said Belfield's campaign of harassment had left Mr Keith just seconds away from dying by suicide. During his trial, the court heard from his stalking victims - including BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith. Thank you for your patience. The criteria for applying for an order are set out in section 1(1) of the Stalking Protection Act 2019. Ex-BBC presenter Alex Belfield's campaign of harassment had left Northampton's Bernie Keith just seconds away from suicide. He warned Belfield he needed to be "extra careful about your online communications" as he adjourned the case. You are entitled to hold and express views but you are not entitled to destroy the personal lives of your victims through online harassment.. 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The opening of the trial heard that Belfield had been a presenter at BBC Radio Leeds, having been given a one-year contract in spring 2010. The relief was temporary. Launching it on 1 March this year, Belfield said he wanted to broadcast away from the toxic spectrumed trolls, lefties, fart heads & Mogadon moronic medicated mentalists & journalists. On Count 5, . 2023 BBC. A former BBC radio presenter found guilty of stalking four people including broadcaster Jeremy Vine has been jailed for five and a half years. Instead of a lawyer, he was often accompanied by James Brandon, a member of the old-school comedy duo the Grumbleweeds. Radio Presenter Age And Net Worth. "You were not a whistleblower in any sense but developed a fixation with pursuing Mr Vine with a campaign of abuse," the judge said. %PDF-1.7 % For each of these offences he was sentenced to 13 weeks, also to run consecutively. Find Alex Belfield of CelebrityRadio.biz's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and more. 01604 491005. Police inquiry opened Feb 2020 Nottinghamshire Police. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. VideoRussian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping's power grab - and why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Mr Justice Saini had sentenced Belfield to two-and-a-half years for stalking one of the complainants, Bernie Keith. Prosecutors allege that Belfield, who hosts a radio channel on YouTube, waged a relentless nine-year campaign of stalking against eight victims, including ex-colleagues, after BBC Radio Leeds did not renew his contract in 2011. Alex performed 56 shows in 2012, 48 shows in 2013, 52 shows in 2014 & 54 shows in 2015.. With up to 3 or 4 shows a day - this years mammoth tour was his biggest production yet! But the judge made further orders protecting the individuals in the stalking charges where Belfield was acquitted - in favour of Rozina Breen, Helen Thomas, Liz Green and Stephanie Hirst under section 5A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. 2023 BBC. Alex Belfield was convicted of four charges following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Belfield was found guilty of "simple" stalking in relation to BBC presenter Jeremy Vine, Belfield was previously a presenter at BBC Radio Leeds, Belfield made videos throughout his trial and posted them on YouTube. Alex Belfield is a 42-year-old former BBC radio star and vlogger who hails from Nottinghamshire. Ben Hewis is a videographer who works in the theatre and wedding industries and Philip Dehany was a rival theatre blogger. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.The club was formed in the late 1870s and in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale, dropping the 'Burslem' prefix in 1907. Neither had ever met him. Alex Belfield is currently in prison after being convicted of stalking four men, Belfield made videos throughout his trial and posted them on YouTube. Hewis tweet and email vindictively intended to destroy my career and reputation. Mr Vine faced a torrent of abuse online, including thousands of social media messages from Belfields followers and personal threats. He ended with one of his catchphrases I love you, and theres nothing you can do about it before making what to his victims was a sinister promise: We will be back.. Both question why the corporation only really took the abuse seriously once a well-known man Vine was involved. ?99 WVdb5KckkVQg;E!qr 0^^jY{EILg%)%4BfyCyvy) Prosecutors allege that Alex Belfield caused alarm and distress to eight victims after his contract with BBC Radio Leeds was not renewed in 2011. . . Mr Justice Saini said: You made this highly successful and confident radio presenter lose all joy in life and turned him into a shell. We also want to learn from this to ensure we offer the best possible support to all colleagues, who may sadly experience the threat and risks of online stalking in the future., Last Friday, the four BBC women received an email saying the BBC had commissioned an internal review to establish what lessons can be learned from the recent criminal case. But on August 5, 2022 he was found guilty of "simple stalking" regarding Vine and blogger Philip Dehany. To have your reputation destroyed maliciously is unforgivable. January was great - highly recommended for joy and fun. (The person to be protected does not have to have been the victim of the acts mentioned above. The judge made restraining orders on the four victims: Bernard Spedding (also known as Bernie Keith), Ben Hewis, Philip Dehany and Jeremy Vine. The prosecution said the YouTuber's stalking was more akin to 'internet trolling' than physical stalking, sending emails, tweets or making videos and subjecting victims to harassment and abuse - some of them over the course of many years. ', After describing how he had considered taking his own life, he told the jury: 'I just couldn't do it. Published: 11:08 EST, 21 July 2022 | Updated: 11:22 EST, 21 July 2022. alex belfield wife name. arring a successful appeal, Belfield will serve at least the next two years and 39 weeks in jail, before being released on licence to serve the second half of his sentence. A cruel former BBC local radio presenter who stalked broadcasters including TV's Jeremy Vine and BBC Northampton's Bernie Keith has been jailed for more than five years. ). BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Spedding, who is known as Bernie Keith, and videographer . "I will never be able to work out why it has happened to me.". Peers in show business blocked me including @BazBam (#1 print journo) calling me abhorrent in reply to the Hewis published LIES. ): They boast glorious ocean views, but swathes of homes along America's coastlines are at risk of tumbling off CLIFFS due to erosion, rising sea levels and extreme weather events, Are YOU guilty of these gym sins? "In some cases this has extended to death threats," he said. According to GoFundMe, which hosted the appeals, he raised a total of 29,446. As Prince Harry says he felt like the film 'the boy in the bubble' before having therapy, who was 12-year-old David Vetter whose tragic story inspired the documentary? He was found guilty of this offence in relation to two of the complainants - Mr Spedding, who is known as Bernie Keith, and videographer Ben Hewis. Bernie Keith confirms he's mentally ill and in therapy March 2020. Read about our approach to external linking. alex belfield wife namemr patel neurosurgeon cardiff 27 februari, 2023 . Green says she is deeply disappointed that the BBC did not commission an independent inquiry. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. Belfield showed no emotion and wrote on a piece of paper as verdicts were delivered. An ex-BBC boss has told a court how she felt as though she had a "noose around my neck" after being stalked by a former Radio Leeds DJ. A "cruel" former BBC local radio presenter who stalked broadcasters including TV's Jeremy Vine and BBC Northampton 's Bernie Keith has been jailed for more than five years. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? This apology does not make it OK. Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. On Count 5 you were convicted of stalking Mr Bernard Spedding - known professionally as Bernie Keith. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Sprechrollen (Serien) Basil Langton (als Frsorger) in Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager (1995-2001) in 2 Episoden ; Stephen Elliott (als Richter Harold Aldrich) in Chicago Hope - En Required fields are marked *. Who is Alex Belfield and why has he been jailed? In December 2011, Belfield made his debut on BBC Radio 2 with Jimmy Savile's "last in-depth interview", recorded at Savile's Leeds home in February that year. ', Belfield had made a bogus claim that he had been sacked, Mr Keith said, adding: 'It was all too much. endstream endobj 566 0 obj <>stream Weve presented the BBC and RPCs Nicola Cain (now left the case as Bernies lawyer) with indisputable evidence that we believe BBC Northamptons Bernie Keith wrote this unprovoked attack. One day, Green says she found a talented young producer crying in the toilets after being shouted at by Belfield. In relation to Jeremy Vine and theatre blogger Philip Dehany, he was found guilty of two lesser offences of "simple" stalking, which does not require serious alarm or distress to be proved. Alex Belfield was labelled 'the Jimmy Savile of trolling' during the trial, Subscribe today to get the latest Northants headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates. Despite later coming out as a member of the LGBT community when defending himself against allegations of homophobia in his trial, Belfield attempted to project an image of rampant heterosexuality for much of his life, with frequent references to breasticles and the current or future Mrs Belfield. When Alex Belfield was sent to prison for five and a half years last month for online stalking, his accusers cried with relief. Bernard Spedding - guilty (majority verdict), Philip Dehany - not guilty to the charge on the indictment but guilty of the alternative charge of "simple" stalking (majority verdict), Jeremy Vine - not guilty to the charge on the indictment but guilty of the alternative charge of "simple" stalking (unanimous verdict).