In 2010 he made lewd comments about weather presenter Keeley Donovan's broadcasts at home that resulted in complaints from listeners. Nobody wants to be caught out.". For each of these charges he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, to run consecutively. The trial previously heard he was given a job presenting the mid-morning programme on the station in spring 2010. This could be the next big scandal to hit the BBC.. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Mr Belfield is accused of stalking by sending emails, making YouTube videos and posting messages on social media. "You made this highly successful and confident radio presenter lose all joy in life and turned him into a shell.". Belfield, who is 42 and from Nottingham, was originally charged with stalking eight different people, who were mostly current or former BBC staff. "He cried at one point, which I am sorry about. Mr Belfield, who is defending himself decided not to give evidence, but he addressed the jury during his closing speech. Labour MP Barry Sheerman says the BBC failed to protect female staff harassed by Alex Belfield. The police are advised to consider applying for an order where it appears to them that: Belfield was jailed last September after he was found guilty of waging a relentless stalking campaign against BBC Radio Northampton's Bernie Keith, and subjecting TV presenter Jeremy Vine to an "avalanche of hatred" - but has since lodged an appeal. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I am pleased that he has now been held accountable for this actions and hope that this verdict serves as a warning to others who think they can behave in this way without consequence. He said that a witch-hunt against him had been orchestrated by the BBC in collusion with Nottinghamshire Police. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Mr Belfield also criticised Mr Vine for describing him in court as "the Jimmy Savile of trolling". The charges cover a time period of more than eight years, and are as follows: The trial began on 5 July and has heard evidence from the complainants and numerous other prosecution witnesses. "Although you at no stage committed any physical acts, Mr Vine considered himself and his family to be at risk from you and his followers," the judge told Belfield. To protect the history, the street even has it's own historical group known as the Mill Gate Conservation Group. Ms Breen said Mr Belfield had sent up to 6,000 emails to the BBC, but Mr Belfield said it was "a lie and ludicrous" to suggest he had sent so many. See them all in court.. "There was no escape for these complainants from Mr Belfield until Nottinghamshire Police became involved in late 2020 and bail conditions prohibiting contact or references to these persons were imposed.". In relation to Ms Green there were hundreds of emails. "As a whisteblower of the BBC, I was there for 15 years and I saw where the bodies are buried, if you like, and I saw where they waste money.". Read about our approach to external linking. The former BBC radio presenter, of Mapperley, can be seen smirking in his police mugshot after. Alex Belfield, 42, from Nottingham, claims the BBC and police colluded in order to get him arrested. However, it was decided that the monitoring should not continue, because the emails were "inoffensive", "non-threatening", and Mr Belfield was deemed to pose "no risk to BBC staff". Read about our approach to external linking. [3] He worked at Mansfield 103.2 FM in the early 2000s. In relation to Ms Hirst, a former Capital, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Manchester presenter, one claim involved him making a YouTube video mocking her, before copying in over 100 BBC members of staff into an email with the video attached. Officers from the. Stalking Rozina Breen between 25 November 2012 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Liz Green between 25 November 2012 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Helen Thomas between 25 November 2012 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Stephanie Hirst between 1 June 2017 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Bernard Spedding between 25 November 2012 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Ben Hewis between 29 September 2019 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Philip Dehany between 3 November 2019 and 31 March 2021, Stalking Jeremy Vine between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. [3], On 18 June 2021 Belfield was summonsed to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court, where he was charged with 12 counts of stalking "involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress" on 1 July. Did this woman die because her genitals were cut? May Bank Holiday supermarket opening times for Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Tesco and more, Leeds United considering major decision in Nottingham Forest relegation fight. Belfield, who previously presented a show for BBC Radio Leeds, was labelled the Jimmy Savile of trolling and he subjected TV presenter Jeremy Vine to an "avalanche of hatred". The judge made restraining orders in relation to all of the complainants, including those Belfield was not convicted of stalking. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. The letter complains that Mr Belfield was unlawfully arrested, subsequently assaulted and wrongly detained for a period of about six hours.. The offences took place in multiple addresses in Nottingham in the 1990s and early 2000s. He denied all charges and was released on conditional bail. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Consequently we will be making no further comment at this time., Mr Belfield told the Sunday Express: The cover up by the corrupt BBC and Nottingham Police continues as this proves, I cant wait to see the disgraceful Chief Constable and his lying officers in the High Court and expose, in entirety, his forces ineptitude, harassment and pure incompetence., Referring to the Princess Diana interview scandal where a report by retired judge Lord Dyson revealed the BBC had tricked her and subsequently covered up, he added: Clearly, after the events of this week - the BBC is already exposed as the despicable, vile and seemingly shameless organisation it is. "People who claim I was stalking them were actively seeking out my content. He warned him he could then be recalled to prison if he commits a further offence. NO FURTHER ACTION 2 Nottingham Police DISGRACE . The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. For each of these offences he was sentenced to 13 weeks, also to run consecutively. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The so-called witch hunt has been orchestrated in collusion with the BBC and Nottingham police according to Belfield, who have extended the presenter's bail "illegally". READ MORE:Jeremy Vine suffered 'Olympic level' stalking by former radio presenter Alex Belfield, court hears. Stephanie Hirst, who transitioned from a male to a female in 2014, went onto present the same radio show Belfield had on BBC Radio Leeds after his contract was not renewed. One of the complainants, Liz Green, was a fellow presenter there. 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. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Victim personal statements were not read out in court, but Mr Hewis tweeted his after the sentencing. Even though these offences happened a very long time ago we investigated them in exactly the same way we always do with care, determination and professionalism. Alex Belfield was convicted of four charges following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court A former BBC radio presenter found guilty of stalking four people including broadcaster Jeremy Vine has. "Each of them [the complainants] suffered a campaign of harassment by email and social media communications. "Can you imagine if this happened to Piers Morgan, or to Nick Ferrari, or to Kay Burley, or if this happened to Graham Norton or to anyone at the BBC?" He complained about his treatment by police. Mr Sheerman said he and other MPs would now be campaigning for an independent inquiry looking at the Belfield case, and perhaps the treatment of other BBC staff who have been harassed. His YouTube channel remains live. 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Mr Belfield was arrested on March 27 after he was blamed for an alleged bomb hoax at the BBC. He told the jury: "A journalist is entitled to be provocative and controversial. "He now has developed the insight that he didn't have before," Mr Aubrey said. press the button to switch it on tarquin thank you hello hello hello what have we here well we have got the nottingham police crime commissioner caroline henry the big bone girl imagine if she fell on you if she had a suitcase on top of red should look like a fitted wardrobe this lady has been found . "You were not a whistleblower in any sense but developed a fixation with pursuing Mr Vine with a campaign of abuse," the judge said. In the letter to Nottinghamshire Chief Constable, Mr Belfields solicitor alleged that officers who arrested him on March 27 were not wearing insigniaor any form of identification or body worn video equipment breaking National College of Policing rules. Detective Constable Lucy Clarke, of Nottinghamshire Police, has been leading the investigation. Alex Belfield is on trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Alex Belfield now runs a YouTube channel called The Voice of Reason, Mr Belfield was previously a presenter at BBC Radio Leeds, BBC presenter Jeremy Vine is among eight alleged stalking victims. He said he had been raising issues on air, in his role as a journalist, "for the right reasons". Something went wrong, please try again later. he said. . During his trial, Belfield, 42, of Shaldon Close in Mapperley, had opted not to give evidence in his defence before giving a closing speech, in which he claimed he was a whistleblower who had seen two-and-a-half years of his life torn apart by police inquiries. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Ms Breen had been his boss at BBC Radio Leeds, Ms Green had been a fellow radio presenter, Ms Thomas had been Ms Breen's boss, and Ms Hirst joined BBC Radio Leeds as a presenter after Belfield left. A trial jury, however, disagreed and convicted him of seven counts of gross indecency with a child under the age of 14 and a further seven counts of indecent assault against a child under 14. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Banana artwork in Seoul museum eaten by visitor, Trump says 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, Trevelyan relative 'would consider' famine payment, JP Morgan snaps up troubled US bank First Republic. Mr Sheerman is the MP for Huddersfield, the constituency of Liz Green, who was one of those harassed by the former BBC broadcaster. Alex Belfield - The Voice Of Reason Live Yesterday at 10:56 AM Day 13 Court Report R v Alex Belfield BBC Northampton DJ Berna . (The person to be protected does not have to have been the victim of the acts mentioned above. Man dies in serious crash that closed road for hours, Almost 1,000 damage caused to car in eight months on town centre road, "There are always cars parked without permits which leads to a severe lack of parking and an extremely busy street". Jurors found Belfield not guilty of stalking Ms Green, Ms Breen, and two other BBC employees - Helen Thomas and Stephanie Hirst. [7] He was sentenced to five and a half years in prison; before sentencing "he was allowed to deliver a pompous closing speech deriding the case as a 'BBC and police witch-hunt' and describing himself as 'the No 1 anti-BBC journalist'. An MP is calling for an independent inquiry into how the BBC treated female staff who were "trolled unmercifully" by radio presenter Alex Belfield. 5 Rue De La Republique, Grenoble, Isere, 38000. I am grateful to the many other officers and our partners at the Crown Prosecution Service for all the work they have put into this case. The Centre is part of a particularly dynamic ecosystem, within the second French . "Is it time we got the Department of Culture, Media and Sport secretary here? Thomas Watkinson, 60, was arrested in 2019 after a number of historic allegations were made against him. Stephanie Hirst was the alleged victim of stalking, Never miss a crime story with our free email updates. Read about our approach to external linking. "Stalking is a crime. TV is dead long live Alex. Mr Belfield read out what are known as "agreed facts", which are facts agreed as evidence by the prosecution. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. "We are going to start with this group who took action against this man and we may find there are other people in the BBC that were treated in this way and left with no support. According to the agreed facts, there was an internal BBC investigation in relation to correspondence Ms Green received from Mr Belfield. I've been suicidal. John McGuinness QC, prosecuting, had said as he opened the case to the jury how: "Stephanie Hirst found Mr Belfield's conduct towards her to be sickening, misogynistic and transphobic. Alex Belfield is alleged to have repeatedly harassed the victims, including via email and through his YouTube channel and Twitter account. Alex Belfield. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. The former BBC radio presenter was jailed for five-and-a-half years after being convicted. "What possible reason could Jeremy Vine have said this in front of you other than to destroy me and get the headline of the century, which he did?" One. He told jurors he had been arrested five times, strip-searched in order to "humiliate" him, and his house had been "raided" three times by Nottinghamshire Police. Two of which included causing alarm and distress. 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Log In. "He thought of the most evil, awful person in media history and compared me to him. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Mr Justice Saini had sentenced Belfield to two-and-a-half years for stalking one of the complainants, Bernie Keith. His planned appeal has now been mentioned in court by the trial judge, at a hearing which related to an error made when Belfield was sentenced. After a campaign of harassment against multiple victims, Alex Belfield was jailed last week. 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A civil stalking order is being pursued at the magistrates' court against former BBC DJ Alex Belfield, from Mapperley, who is now serving a sentence of more than five years in prison for his shameful conduct online. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. We are aware of the Court proceedings you refer to. "Their lives were absolutely ruined and disrupted and the BBC gave no support, no help at all. Jeremy Vine arriving at Nottingham Crown Court in July. "We want an independent inquiry to look at what the BBC did or didn't do for this group of really excellent employees," he said. A calculating paedophile who sexually abused young girls over the space of two decades has been jailed for 25 years. "I am a journalist who is instinctively going to upset people by the nature of what I do," he said. "He had to ask his family to watch out for you and to take care in and around their home address.". The issue has been raised in a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel by North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen who is concerned that Mr Belfield is a victim of attempts to silence him and curtail his free speech. Read about our approach to external linking. Man dies in serious crash that closed road for hours, Almost 1,000 damage caused to car in eight months on town centre road, "There are always cars parked without permits which leads to a severe lack of parking and an extremely busy street". The latest Nottingham Forest news as the Leeds board are said to have been in discussions following the 4-1 defeat against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday. The respondent has carried out acts associated with stalking; The respondent poses a risk of stalking to a person; and, There is reasonable cause to believe the proposed order is necessary to protect the other person from that risk. 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Everyone has a right to an opinion and a right to express that opinion forcefully if they wish, but our case has always been that what Belfield was doing went way beyond that.". During the arrest, the police smashed down his front door, confiscated all his equipment,. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. However, he claims he had legitimate reasons for doing so, and has a right to freedom of speech. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. This is what Belfield did again and again to multiple people over many years. "Can you imagine having your freedom taken away, being strip-searched, and the humiliation of having Nottingham police sent to your home three times by the BBC?". No charges have ever been brought against Mr Belfield, who is in a civil legal dispute with the Corporation, but Nottinghamshire have extended his bail on a number of occasions despite failing to get approval from the courts to do so. The former BBC radio presenter was jailed for five-and-a-half years after being convicted in September. Detectives from Nottinghamshire Police conducted an in-depth investigation and charged Watkinson with a range of sexual offences committed against three girls under the age of 14 years. Officers from the forces public protection team took detailed accounts from the complainants and interviewed several other key witnesses. 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. His trial heard he made YouTube videos about them, posted messages on social media, sent emails, and also encouraged his followers to target them. A former BBC radio presenter accused of stalking eight people including Jeremy Vine has told jurors he is the victim of a witch-hunt. "In some cases this has extended to death threats," he said. Labour MP Barry Sheerman is calling for an independent inquiry into how the BBC treated female staff who were harassed online by Belfield. He was convicted of stalking charges in September 2022 and imprisoned. "He said he could see their distress in court and feels deeply sorry for what he did.". The Sunday Express has seen proof that Mr Belfield was send a No Further Action letter by the police. Something went wrong, please try again later. He also said that only 29 emails were produced as evidence by the prosecution. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Alex Belfield had allegedly accused the BBC of hiring her for a "box ticking exercise", claimed the prosecution at his Nottingham Crown Court trial. @celebrityradio. The sentences on each charge Belfield was convicted on: Count 5: BBC Radio Northampton's Bernie Keith, guilty of stalking to cause alarm and distress - Belfield has been given two-and-half years in prison on count 5; Count 6: Videographer Ben Hewis, guilty of stalking to cause alarm and distress - the sentence is consecutive to the previous term for the stalking of Mr Keith.

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