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. Belfield, who previously presented a show for BBC Radio Leeds, was labelled “the Jimmy Savile of trolling” during a Nottingham Crown Court trial which heard he repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails.
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. The judge has made restraining orders on the four victims.
In August, Belfield was convicted of stalking to cause alarm and distress to BBC Radio Northampton's Bernie Keith, and guilty of the same charge concerning videographer Ben Hewis. He was further found guilty of "simple stalking" regarding theatre blogger Philip Dehany and to the "simple stalking" of Jeremy Vine, the presenter, broadcaster and journalist who is best known for hosting a show on BBC Radio 2.
