endstream endobj 563 0 obj <>/Metadata 36 0 R/Pages 560 0 R/StructTreeRoot 43 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 579 0 R>> endobj 564 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 595.32 841.92]/Parent 560 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 565 0 obj <>stream 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. It sent this statement: Monetisation on the Voice of Reason channel remains suspended for violating our creator responsibility policy. Belfield soon became obsessed with ruining Hewiss professional and personal life. Ben Hewis refuses to engage with the police and hand over the email. Green says she is deeply disappointed that the BBC did not commission an independent inquiry. 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. The Belfield Green knew at Radio Leeds in 2010 was difficult but he wasnt a table-thumping, immigrant-hating rightwing polemicist, she says. Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78, Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon jets escort plane, Nelson's 97th-minute stunner gives Arsenal victory. \Mb+r'rS~(aU\voP GCK16X0v04p62h,3 0b``f:(x3j=)\-u`IL! The BBC reports Alex Belfield, . Online stalkers like you have the ability to recruit an army of followers whose conduct massively expands the effect of your stalking. 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). Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. Mr Vine also gave evidence against Belfield during the trial, as he said: "This . In a statement last week, the BBC said: We know this has been very difficult for those involved and we continue to provide support to current and former staff. Belfield had denied stalking the 57-year-old, and seven other alleged victims, claiming he was the subject of a witch hunt. Giving evidence to Nottingham Crown Court under his full name of Bernie Keith Spedding, he said his reputation is 'now in shreds' after 'proclamations of hate' and death threats, which have affected his health. He was cleared 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 former BBC worker Helen Thomas. Alex Belfields online harassment made life misery for BBC presenters Jeremy Vine, Liz Green and many others. ?99 WVdb5KckkVQg;E!qr 0^^jY{EILg%)%4BfyCyvy) They were exonerated. He said a pre-sentence report showed that while Belfield fully acknowledges the distress to victims, it also highlights you still appear to focus on the impact on you and feel in certain respects youve been unfairly treated. 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. 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 . A BBC radio host has revealed that alleged stalking by an ex-staff member left him contemplating suicide. "He had no escape from you," the judge told Belfield. The 42-year-old was also found guilty of stalking BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith and videographer Ben Hewis. He bought his detached house in Mapperley, Nottingham, for 314,950 in October 2018, and it is mortgaged. Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! The verdicts in relation to each complainant, in the order they appeared on the indictment, were: In mitigation, barrister David Aubrey KC said Belfield had not intended to cause his victims distress, but could now see that he had. 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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. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Belfield, who now runs a YouTube channel called The Voice of Reason, told jurors he had legitimate reasons for his online communications. That prompted Belfield to set up his secret Voice of Reason channel, which streamed behind a paywall on his website. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Belfield also phoned Dehanys mother and then threatened to broadcast the call an outrageous and cruel act, said Saini and effectively sought to blackmail him by revealing details of a long-spent conviction. A few months in, alarm bells started to ring, remembers Liz Green, who presented the lunchtime show that followed Belfields each day. During his trial, the court heard from his stalking victims - including BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith. Here's Celebrity Radio's BBC Bernie Keith & Ben Hewis STATEMENTFull statement on legal action & police inquiry - BBC Bernie Keith / Bernard Spedding & Ben Hewis . 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). In court, he claimed to have nine employees, but who they are remains a mystery. "Bearing in mind the need for an overall proportionate sentence and the principle of totality, I am not satisfied that my final overall sentence of five years and 26 weeks would have been substantially higher had I been made aware of the correct legal position on count 5 [the charge relating to Bernie Keith].". 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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. The application is being followed-up in its original format, including victims from his trial, and with two more people added - who were not involved in his trial. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? The fact we were left unsupported from the acts of someone regarded as a prolific, now convicted, stalker is problematic. hb```6Ad`0p 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. Ben Hewis refuses to engage with the police and hand over the email. 2023 BBC. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 'On Saturday nights I wasn't allowed to be in the (BBC Radio Northampton) building on my own. hbbd```b``"H %&jv`8Z`` Hy |AAg%@ !CI Breen and Green both think the BBC failed all four women who gave evidence against Belfield. The judge, Mr Justice Saini, granted Belfield bail and told him to return to Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing next month. Similar orders in favour of four other individuals the BBCs former head of the north Rozina Breen, former BBC Radio Leeds presenters Liz Green and Stephanie Hirst, and BBC executive Helen Thomas were also made. Sentencing Belfield, the judge said he had made this highly successful and confident radio presenter lose all joy in life and turned him into a shell He was terrified of you. So scared was Keith that he gave neighbours a copy of Belfields photograph, in case he decided to take his campaign of harassment offline. The day he was found guilty he was wearing a Bermuda shirt and shorts. Stephanie Hirst, who took over Alex Belfield's slot at BBC Radio . He was found guilty of this offence in relation to only two of the complainants - BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Spedding, who is known as Bernie Keith, and videographer Ben Hewis. Belfield became known across theatres as someone who would throw a tantrum if he didnt get the press tickets he wanted. A wacky array of clothing Belfield arrives at court in August. Yet, he remains unstable and on air at the BBC. The final two victims who went to court and testified against Belfield were both from the theatre world. Very soon after Vine complained, by contrast, the BBC appointed a QC to conduct its own investigation into Belfields behaviour, which it handed to Nottinghamshire police. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Vine said it is very, very important that the BBC learn lessons from what happened to the women at BBC Leeds. FORMER BBC radio presenter, Alex Belfield, has been jailed for five and a half years. I dont think that stuff even bothered him.. 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 All is explained in the video. Labour MP Barry Sheerman is calling for an independent inquiry into how the BBC treated female staff who were harassed online by Belfield. In September 1997, he began his career as part of the launch team of Radio 106. Your email address will not be published. endstream endobj 566 0 obj <>stream Bernie Keith confirms hes mentally ill and in therapy March 2020. The 42-year-old, from Nottingham, is due to be sentenced on 16 September and has been warned he could be jailed. Online stalkers like you have an ability to recruit an army of followers whose conduct massively expands the effect of your stalking, he said. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. To have your reputation destroyed maliciously is unforgivable. Hewis encouraged an entire industry to block me.over lies he endorsed! I live in fear and I have done for a long time, she says. He realised what he could do and did it with impunity. Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield has been discovered responsible of the relentless stalking of different broadcasters, together with Jeremy Vine, who he Trending 'La Brea' Season 2 Trailer Goes EVEN DEEPER.