Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Within days, 15,000 people had signed a Free Alex Belfield petition and Hopkins was on Instagram mocking Belfields targets for whining about simple hurty words. >? = Bernie Keith confirms he's mentally ill and in therapy March 2020. BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left feeling suicidal by a "tsunami of hate", jurors heard. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. For each of these charges he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, to run consecutively. During the trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Judge, Mr Justice Saini spoke of how BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was "seconds away" from killing himself after suffering from tsunami of hate. In September 2001 he began his career as a radio host after joining BBC Radio Leicester. Belfield currently hosts the Voice of Reason YouTube channel, which has over 372,000 subscribers. He bought his detached house in Mapperley, Nottingham, for 314,950 in October 2018, and it is mortgaged. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. Bernie Keith, who presents mid-morning shows and a weekly rock'n'roll programme on BBC Radio Northampton, said former BBC Radio Leeds DJ Alex Belfield had subjected him to "naked" hatred . We were the warm-up act.. He realised what he could do and did it with impunity. Alex Belfield is a 42-year-old former BBC radio star and vlogger who hails from Nottinghamshire. He was convicted Friday, August 5, 2022, on four counts of stalking. He warned him he could then be recalled to prison if he commits a further offence. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. Corporate Lawfare and Stalking. READ MORE: The cinemas in Northamptonshire showing the Queen's funeral on Monday for free, Jurors accepted Belfield caused serious alarm or distress to two victims and found him guilty of simple stalking in relation to Channel 5 and BBC Radio 2 presenter Mr Vine and theatre blogger Philip Dehany. Articles by Alex Belfield on Muck Rack. Hewis tweet and email vindictively intended to destroy my career and reputation. "He had no escape from you," the judge told Belfield. Last month, Belfield was found guilty of stalking Hewis and BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith, and convicted of "simple" stalking - which means stalking without alarm or distress . However, he has also been charged with stalking Bernie Keith and videographer Ben Hewis. Neither had ever met him. Toggle primary navigation. That is a picnic compared to this guy. Belfield also published Mr Vine's address to a "mass audience", the judge said. Refuses to deny he wrote the email. 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. @decotheatre. The criteria for applying for an order are set out in section 1(1) of the Stalking Protection Act 2019. Alex Belfield arriving at Nottingham Crown Court on the day of his sentencing. According to the Institute of Lawfare, lawfare is the misuse and abuse of the law for political, commercial and military ends. After his first arrest, in June 2020, he started two crowdfunders to raise money to sue first the BBC and then Nottinghamshire police. January was great - highly recommended for joy and fun. Even after YouTube stopped him making money from his channel, Belfield was still reasonably flush. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. By the time Belfield began tormenting Dehany in 2020 he had become a successful YouTuber who could have been earning up to 528,000 a year, according to Social Blade, a website that monitors social media channels. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Another of Belfields victims was a videographer targeted after tweeting his disgust at one of the defendants YouTube videos, sending a foetal scan to the man and trying to contact his then-pregnant wife. Alex Belfield is convicted of stalking four people online but cleared of stalking four others. "I had this naked hate being piled on me every day and I had to be funny and I had to entertain people," he said. Prosecutors claimed Belfield subjected Vine to a relentless online campaign that included a wave of personal and unpleasant attacks on YouTube,TwitterandFacebookover an 11-month period. But on August 5, 2022 he was found guilty of "simple stalking" regarding Vine and blogger Philip Dehany. Belfield rang Mr Dehanys parents home, where he was shielding during lockdown, and recorded the call for his subscribers while speaking to Mr Dehanys mother. A few weeks after he was sent to jail, most of the 7,000-plus videos Belfield posted on YouTube are still publicly accessible. 2023 BBC. We cover what people are talking about every day and celebrate the very best that this incredible part of the world has to offer. I pleaded with him (Belfield) to stop. 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. Follow us on Facebook here and Twitter here. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. He also contacted Hewiss clients to undermine his business and encouraged his followers to join in with the abuse. "He now has developed the insight that he didn't have before," Mr Aubrey said. He also agreed with Mr Vines characterisation that the ex-DJ had weaponised the internet against those he targeted. Feb 10th, doors at 7, first dance at 7.30- 11.30. "In some cases this has extended to death threats," he said. Belfield clearly resented being there, recalls Hazell He was sulking and had a face like thunder. What will the next pandemic be? 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Here's Celebrity Radio's BBC Bernie Keith & Ben Hewis STATEMENTFull statement on legal action & police inquiry - BBC Bernie Keith / Bernard Spedding & Ben Hewis . 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. Instead, he made YouTube videos about them, posted messages on social media, and sent emails either to them or about them. He was terrified of you. Prosecutor John McGuinness QC told Nottingham Crown Court that Alex Belfield's lies had a "devastating effect" on Bernie Keith, who presents the mid-morning show on the BBC station . A few months in, alarm bells started to ring, remembers Liz Green, who presented the lunchtime show that followed Belfields each day. BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left feeling suicidal by a "tsunami of hate", the trial heard. Belfield, of Mapperley, Nottingham, denies causing serious alarm or distress to Channel 5 and BBC Radio 2 presenter Mr Vine, former BBC Radio Leeds mid-morning show host Stephanie Hirst, Mr Keith and five other people. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. No more waking up in the middle of the night filled with dread about what he might have said about them to his then 373,000. 27 febrero, 2023 . The 42-year-old was also found guilty of stalking BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith and videographer Ben Hewis. She was looking for a new presenter to liven up the mid-morning show and thought Belfield, who was working for BBC Hereford and Worcester, was the man for the job. The judge told Belfield that while not traditional stalking, his methods were just as effective a way of intimidating victims and in many ways much harder to deal with. Ben Hewis intended to destroy my life, reputation and career. Why would he/they not deny it if he didnt send it? Its like an avalanche of hatred that you get hit by., Vine didnt think he had ever even met Belfield, but another former BBC radio presenter, James Hazell, remembers Vine delivering a masterclass to local BBC presenters in 2010. If you are watching this, I have been sent to jail, intoned Belfield in his Steve Wright meets Alan Partridge boom, standing in front of a skewwhiff union jack in the living room of his Nottingham home, wearing one of his trademark jazzy shirts. Judge Saini jailed Belfield for five years and 26 weeks, accusing him of having weaponised the internet to haunt his targets. When not filming himself he would address his camera operator as Tarquin. Friday Night is our 2nd Handbag Heaven Club Night. ', Belfield had made a bogus claim that he had been sacked, Mr Keith said, adding: 'It was all too much. The optics arent good former managing editor at BBC Radio Leeds Rozina Breen. Why do the four women involved feel let down? The day he was found guilty he was wearing a Bermuda shirt and shorts. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. American mom living in Paris mesmerizes internet after revealing the VERY surprising after-school snack kids eat in France. He took photos of Hewiss wife and young child from social media and included them in his videos, even using a picture of a foetal scan showing Hewiss unborn baby as part of his relentless email campaign of harassment. A former BBC radio presenter has been found guilty of stalking four people including broadcaster Jeremy Vine. 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BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Spedding, who is known as Bernie Keith, and videographer . Mr Vine also gave evidence against Belfield during the trial, as he said: "This . "Despite four women not securing guilty verdicts, today's custodial sentences are a welcome relief," she wrote. The judge explained he did not question the verdicts of the jurors, but was applying the civil standard of proof when making the restraining orders. All he had done, he suggested, was challenge people who had said things I believed to be untrue. 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. BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left suicidal by a "tsunami of hate", the trial was also told. Addressing the jury in the third week of the trial, Mr Keith said Belfield's YouTube videos, emails and social media messages had included highly abusive language and a threat to 'hound you for the rest of your life'. A wacky array of clothing Belfield arrives at court in August. xRn0+|L)%^RKXoZi;;0AQnKF. Ben Hewis refuses to engage with the police and hand over the email. Online stalkers like you have an ability to recruit an army of followers whose conduct massively expands the effect of your stalking, he said. Call Today! He did so after the prosecution told him the maximum sentence for this offence was five years, but the maximum sentence is actually 10 years. The 42-year-old, from Nottingham, is due to be sentenced on 16 September and has been warned he could be jailed. On Count 5, How much money Belfield made in recent years is unclear. Port Vale F.C. Alex Belfield: Bernie Keith BBC Radio Northampton, 14 March 2020 (25 mins) Is Alex Belfield a victim of lawfare? Close Belfield-watchers believe his lurch to the right was a business decision rather than an ideological one. Ms Breen tweeted that she was glad to finally have justice after 10 years. We have begged the BBC to resolve this quietly and privately. One of the complainants was his former colleague, Liz Green, who also presented a show at the radio station. Others were their boss, Rozina Breen, and Ms Breen's boss Helen Thomas. I couldn't destroy the gift of life that they (his parents) gave me.'. Alex Belfield and Katie Hopkins in a video on her YouTube channel, advertising the show they did together. = I;& 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! Ben Hewis refuses to engage with the police and hand over the email. ). Belfield started wearing Trump polo shirts and began campaigning against small boat crossings in the Channel, using a dinghy as a prop for his live shows. Alex Belfield, a former BBC presenter, appears at Nottingham Crown Court, on 12 counts of stalking on July 29, 2021. 203 Adams Ave. Eufaula, OK 74432 what is kip holden doing now hbbd```b``"H %&jv`8Z`` Hy |AAg%@ !CI Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, 'I felt different to the rest of my family - and my mum felt the same': Prince Harry opens up on his 'broken home' upbringing saying parents rowing in front of children 'is not a good idea' - but FAILS to mention William once in 90min toxic trauma chat, DONALD J TRUMP: The world has finally woken to the truth about the Wuhan virus. Its not enough to leave us to sink and swim, as we had to in this case, Breen wrote in an email to Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBCs director of nations. The jurors accepted Belfield caused serious alarm or distress to two victims - the BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith . Belfield, who has 361,000 followers on his YouTube channel, The Voice Of Reason, and 43,000 on Twitter, directed his attacks via social media in highly negative and often abusive terms, the judge said. Living on the edge (literally! Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Mr Belfield was today sentenced to five years and 26 months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court. Alex Belfield is a 42-year-old former BBC radio star and vlogger who hails from Nottinghamshire. During the trial, Mr Keith told the court he was left feeling suicidal by a tsunami of hate from Alex Belfield. She suffered years of what the judge described as transphobic and hateful comments motivated in part at least by feelings of jealousy as to her success when his own career within the BBC had foundered. The judge said one of his victims came close to killing himself. READ MORE:Jury's verdicts delivered in stalking trial of ex-BBC presenter Alex Belfield. Mr Vine labelled him "the Jimmy Savile of trolling" during the trial which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails. 15:33, 16 SEP 2022. endstream endobj 566 0 obj <>stream Former BBC DJ Belfield was jailed in September after he was found guilty of waging a relentless stalking campaign against BBC Radio Northampton's Bernie Keith, and subjecting TV presenter Jeremy . In court, he claimed to have nine employees, but who they are remains a mystery. 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Mr Justice Saini, sentencing, told Belfield, who sat taking notes in the dock: Your offences are so serious only a custodial sentence can be justified.. =NYOn:0'tzcD|k1xKx^-58nn-~?Oo>K KJ9OVJN3>:EOLbTk*q2ScG=UrS+0t-qNXZ.3X ;{h0B. Former BBC local radio DJ Alex Belfield has been found guilty of four . I NEED YOUR HELP TO GET JUSTICE. A security company had also been brought in to collect him from the radio station's car park, Mr Keith said. Jurors deliberated for 14 hours and 27 minutes before reaching their verdicts, following a four-week trial that began on 5 July. 'In April last year I collapsed at my home and had to be taken to hospital. He and Belfield had known each other through work, the trial heard, but Belfield had never met the other three men he was convicted of stalking. He would invite viewers to send in fan mail not to any registered office but to his local pub, whose landlady he described as his receptionist. Instantly disprovable lies published by Ben Hewis. 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Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Though the BBC knew Belfield was spreading lies about them in public, at no point did anyone from the BBC refute the allegations, she says. Ex-BBC presenter guilty of stalking broadcasters including Jeremy Vine and Radio Northampton's Bernie Keith. At NorthantsLive we're more than just news. 578 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<64333CF35435EE40AE1982510F889B77>]/Index[562 42]/Info 561 0 R/Length 90/Prev 190620/Root 563 0 R/Size 604/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Jeremy Vine suffered 'Olympic level stalking' by presenter, court hears, Alex Belfield claimed radio station had 'refused' to mention Manchester terrorist attack, Stalker Alex Belfield has shelled out '300,000 already' on his legal case, YouTube still hosts convicted stalker Alex Belfield's videos, Ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield accused of stalking tells jury he is the victim of a witch-hunt, Alex Belfield was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in behind bars. Former BBC radio personality Alex Belfield, 42, is also a vlogger from Nottinghamshire. Something went wrong, please try again later. It was classic Belfield. "My initial reaction [to the stalking] was 'He's gone mad'," Mr Spedding told the trial. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The final two victims who went to court and testified against Belfield were both from the theatre world. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Breen and Green both think the BBC failed all four women who gave evidence against Belfield. alex belfield wife namemr patel neurosurgeon cardiff 27 februari, 2023 . - a disco for people who want to dance to songs they know from backalong but have nowhere to go. Unprovoked, anonymous, malicious email published by Ben Hewis Oct 1 2019. In relation to the women, the judge said: "Each of them suffered a campaign of harassment by email and social media communications. 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. For the BBC to protect the liar who did this is unthinkable in 2020. Find Alex Belfield of CelebrityRadio.biz's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and more. This apology does not make it OK. Breen says she and others flagged Belfields behaviour repeatedly but were told just not to look at the emails, or to delete them. Green says she is deeply disappointed that the BBC did not commission an independent inquiry. Our community guidelines prohibit content that threatens individuals and we have removed several videos for violating these policies.. 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. You made communications which had serious impacts on the private lives of the complainants, with distressing effects on their mental and physical health. Broadcaster Alex Belfield arrested FIVE times and strip-searched in 'BBC witch-hunt' The Home Secretary has been asked to intervene in an alleged "witch hunt" of a former BBC DJ who has been . Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Keith Elliot Greenberg Interview The Day John Lennon Died, Keith Chegwin Exclusive 2015 Interview Celebrity Big Brother. 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.
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