Alex Belfield

Appearing at the same court for sentencing on Friday (September 16), Belfield was given a total of five years and 26 weeks in prison, of which he will serve ...

He has referred to the charges that Belfield has been convicted of. The judge is speaking about the stalking charges in relation to each victim. "He said this: He could see the distress in court and feels deeply sorry for what he did. The total sentence is 5 years and 26 weeks in prison, of which he will serve half, on all 4 charges he was convicted of. It was only the imposition of bail conditions restraining your actions which have given them peace in the period to trial". The emails were very widely distributed and not simply sent to the direct victims. The term again is two-and-half years. I am not imposing sentences on you because you made comments about the BBC or about matters of public interest. Appearing at the same court for sentencing on Friday (September 16), Belfield was given a total of five years and 26 weeks in prison, of which he will serve half, on all four charges he was convicted of. This is the Jimmy Savile of trolling.” Belfield had denied all allegations. Bernie Keith was left feeling suicidal by a “tsunami of hate”, the trial had heard. Belfield, who previously presented a show for BBC Radio Leeds, was labelled “the Jimmy Savile of trolling” during a

BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left feeling suicidal by a 'tsunami of hate', the trial heard. Describing watching Belfield's video output as ...

[Jeremy Vine says broadcaster accused of stalking him is ‘Jimmy Savile of trolling’ in court hearing](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/13/jeremy-vine-says-man-accused-of-stalking-him-is-jimmy-savile-of-trolling-16994126/?ico=more_text_links) [Ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking charges against broadcasters including Jeremy Vine](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/05/ex-bbc-dj-alex-belfield-found-guilty-of-stalking-charges-17134263/?ico=more_text_links) [Vine labelled Belfield ‘the Jimmy Savile of trolling’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/05/ex-bbc-presenter-alex-belfield-stalked-jeremy-vine-and-colleagues-16947751/) during a trial, which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails. [against broadcasters including Jeremy Vine](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/13/jeremy-vine-says-man-accused-of-stalking-him-is-jimmy-savile-of-trolling-16994126/). [Channel 5](https://metro.co.uk/tag/channel-5/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P4_LNK1) and BBC Radio 2 presenter Mr Vine and theatre blogger Philip Dehany. [ found guilty after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/05/ex-bbc-dj-alex-belfield-found-guilty-of-stalking-charges-17134263/) last month of waging a relentless stalking campaign – during which it’s said he ‘weaponised the internet’ against broadcasters, with Vine subjected to an ‘avalanche of hatred’.

Jurors convicted Alex Belfield of four stalking charges at Nottingham Crown Court. | ITV News Calendar.

He said that although this was not "traditional stalking", the methods "were just as effective a way of intimidating victims and in many ways much harder to deal with". The judge agreed with Mr Vine that Belfield had "weaponised the internet", leaving his victims with "no escape". He said that Belfield "fully acknowledges the distress to victims", but told him "you still appear to focus on the impact on you and feel in certain respects you've been treated unfairly".

Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield, 42, was labelled "the Jimmy Savile of trolling" after waging a relentless stalking campaign on Jeremy Vine and other ...

He was found not guilty of stalking charges in relation to the BBC’s former head of North Rozina Breen, former BBC Radio Leeds presenters Liz Green and Stephanie Hirst, and BBC worker Helen Thomas. He told the court he was the victim of a social media “pile-on” and a “witch-hunt” by other broadcasters, after exercising his rights to freedom of speech in communications with the complainants. At the start of the trial prosecutors said Belfield “wasn’t prepared to move on” after leaving the BBC and became disgruntled by what he perceived to be unfair treatment from his managers. Belfield is said to have developed a “dislike, almost hatred” of Mr Vine after the BBC donated the sum to a memorial fund set up to honour a friend of the broadcaster. Furthermore, Alex was handed two-and-a-half years for the charge concerning BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith and a consecutive two-and-a-half year sentence over the stalking charge relating to videographer Ben Hewis, Belfield was found guilty by the jury for causing serious alarm or distress to two victims and “simple” stalking in relation to Channel 5 and

Radio 2 and Channel 5 presenter labels defendant 'the Jimmy Savile of trolling'

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The former pundit "caused serious alarm or distress to two victims" – BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith and theatre videographer Ben Hewis, formerly ...

Where I was once optimistic and motivated, I am now more often the opposite. Restraining orders have also been granted in relation to all of the complainants, including those Belfield was not convicted of stalking. He has been sentenced to five years and a half years in jail.

Alex will serve half of the four charges he was convicted of, with all four of his victims being granted restraining orders by the judge.

At the start of the trial prosecutors said Belfield “wasn’t prepared to move on” after leaving the BBC and became disgruntled by what he perceived to be unfair treatment from his managers. Prosecutor John McGuinness QC said Jeremy was subjected to a “constant bombardment” of harassing tweets and YouTube videos in 2020. Another one of his victims included a videographer who was stalked online after tweeting his disgust at one of Belfield’s YouTube videos. The court was told the 42-year-old started out as a broadcast assistant on local radio and in recent years set up a YouTube channel known as Celebrity Radio. Alex will serve half on all four charges he was convicted of, with all four of his victims being granted restraining orders by the judge, Nottingham Live reports. Jeremy also gave evidence against Belfield during the trial, as he said: “This is not a regular troll here.

A former BBC radio presenter found guilty of stalking four people including broadcaster Jeremy Vine has been jailed for five and a half years.

The judge told Belfield he will serve up to half of his sentence in prison and the remainder on licence. Each of them suffered serious mental health problems arising from Mr Belfield's conduct." When blocked on Twitter he used other accounts to see what I was tweeting and routinely publicly mocked me to his social media followers, posting screengrabs he could only have obtained by using an account that I hadn't blocked." - Jeremy Vine - not guilty to the charge on the indictment but guilty of the alternative charge of "simple" stalking (unanimous verdict) - Philip Dehany - not guilty to the charge on the indictment but guilty of the alternative charge of "simple" stalking (majority verdict) The judge said he agreed with some of the witnesses in the case, who said Belfield had "weaponised the internet".

Former BBC presenter, Alex Belfield from Mapperley, has been jailed for five years and 26 weeks at Nottingham Crown Court after being convicted of four ...

In 2005, he was disciplined by Capital Gold for misogynistic comments made about a mother of three children and in 2010, was suspended by BBC Radio Leeds after making "lewd" comments about BBC Look North weather presenter Keeley Donovan. Belfield is an accomplished presenter who has "worked for royalty" and presented a live programme from Ground Zero in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Having worked in Kenya in 1999, he returned to the UK two years later and soon joined BBC Leicester. BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith was left feeling suicidal by a "tsunami of hate", the trial was told. [ Bernie Keith](https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/bbc-dj-tells-alex-belfields-7362913), and guilty of the same charge concerning videographer Ben Hewis. Former BBC presenter, Alex Belfield from Mapperley, has been jailed for five years and 26 weeks at Nottingham Crown Court after being convicted of four stalking charges against broadcasters including Jeremy Vine.

Sentencing him at Nottingham Crown Court, Mr Justice Saini said Belfield's stalking methods were “just as effective a way of intimidating victims and in many ...

- Helen Thomas – not guilty - Liz Green – not guilty - Rozina Breen – not guilty

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Alex Belfield has received a five-year jailed sentence after being found guilty for stalking four people, including a fellow broadcaster.

“You were not a whistleblower in any sense but developed a fixation with pursuing Mr Vine with a campaign of abuse,” the judge commented. Your methods were, however, just as effective as a way of intimidating your victims, and were in many ways much harder to deal with.” The judge said Belfield had made “wholly false” allegations about Mr Vine stealing £1,000 of BBC licence payers’ money.