At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. 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.. YouTuber Alex Belfield handed five-and-a-half-year prison sentence He has also been convicted of stalking Bernie Keith and videographer Ben Hewis. This is the Jimmy Savile of trolling., Likening watching Belfields videos to swimming in sewage, Mr Vine said of the defendants conduct: It felt like I had a fish hook in my face and my flesh was being torn, and the only way to avoid further pain was to stay completely still., Jurors convicted Belfield of four charges committed between 2012 and 2021. 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"The Crown makes no submission that the overall sentence was, given the new knowledge of the legal position, inappropriate or unduly lenient," said Mr Justice Saini at Leicester Crown Court. Horrific, vicious, cowardly.". What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? It is a powerful weapon for fighting political or commercial enemies . I pleaded with him [Belfield] to stop. . A-list trainer shares the ultimate do's and don'ts of workout etiquette - revealing why you should NEVER use a metal water bottle, Trump collaborates with January 6 prison choir in release of new single 'Justice for All' - which dropped ahead of his CPAC appearance, King Charles will offer Prince Harry and Meghan a Buckingham Palace apartment when they visit UK after kicking them out of Frogmore Cottage. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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 . Deutsche Synchronkartei | Person | Klaus Miedel "He was seconds away from taking his own life as a result of your conduct," the judge, Mr Justice Saini, told Belfield. Worse, in 2013, a few years into Belfields campaign against her and Breen, the BBCs HR team chose to launch an investigation not into their harassment, but into whether they were guilty of bullying Belfield. Green says she is deeply disappointed that the BBC did not commission an independent inquiry. He is being sued for libel by Vine, as well as by the Nottinghamshire police detective in charge of the case against him, and when ordered to pay Vines initial costs of 26,000 after failing to file a defence on time, paid up, in October 2021, within a few days. 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.". During his trial, the court heard from his stalking victims - including BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith. He hated being told how to improve by Jeremy, and thats where I think it all started.. Belfield was jailed after being found guilty of stalking four victims online. Why would he/they not deny it if he didnt send it? He added there was no escape for Belfields victims, until bail conditions were imposed ahead of his trial. 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. There are lessons to learn clearly and the toxic nature of online hate will only get worse for staff. "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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To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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 . Jeremy Vine arriving at Nottingham Crown Court in July. His voice breaking with emotion, Mr Keith added: 'That removes the hope from my life that I will ever be free of this man. BBC Radio Northampton DJ Bernie Keith told the court he was left feeling suicidal by a tsunami of hate. I am offensive My human right allows me to speak words that are not to everyones taste, he told the jury. Regardless, the judge clearly considered him a threat. 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. 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. Then in June 2020, Katie Hopkins was permanently banned from Twitter, opening up a gap in the market for anti-woke, anti-immigrant polemics with an English accent. 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. A security company had also been brought in to collect him from the radio station's car park, Mr Keith said. 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. In October 2020, Belfield spread a false rumour that he was having an affair with a fellow BBC radio presenter, using it as part of his ongoing campaign against the national broadcaster. Alex Belfield Trial: Former BBC Radio Leeds DJ jailed for 'weaponising FORMER BBC radio presenter, Alex Belfield, has been jailed for five and a half years. I hope you take some time to consider Bernie Keith's statement. Fans, largely older women, were often in the public gallery to show support. Mr Justice Saini said Belfield's campaign of harassment had left Mr Keith just seconds away from dying by suicide. @decotheatre. 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. 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. Thats when Rozina Breen, then the managing editor at BBC Radio Leeds, decided to take what she thought was a calculated chance. 15:33, 16 SEP 2022. A wacky array of clothing Belfield arrives at court in August. Barring 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. That is a picnic compared to this guy. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 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