#AlexBelfield #VoiceofReason #BBCPresenterScandal

Originally broadcast on 29th July 2022.

This is a BBC East Midlands Today news report on ex BBC presenter Alex Belfield’s trial. He was accused of causing serious alarm or distress to eight alleged victims, including Jeremy Vine and myself.

I am finally able to speak out about ex BBC Presenter and YouTuber Alex Belfield as we prepare to go to court to settle my civil case against him.

I am Philip Dehany I was a theatre blogger and am now a volunteer for the Terrence Higgins Trust.

I am one of the several victims who were harassed by former BBC presenter Alex Belfield, which led to him being jailed for five and a half years. After his trial concluded, but before he was sentenced, Belfield publicly revealed information about my HIV status. I am now claiming compensation from him in the civil courts, under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

Belfield’s awful campaign of harassment against me, (much of which was directed at my sexuality) continued even during and after his trial. He constantly published harassing videos about me and others, and made a lot of money from YouTube advertising revenue and by asking for donations from his followers.

The impact upon me has been huge - my reputation has been seriously damaged and I lost my passion, confidence and ultimately my income as a theatre blogger. I am now seeking therapy.

I have already spent over £4,000 in legal fees and have to pay £1,500 more for the work which has been done to get me to this stage.

Unless Belfield agrees to settle with me, which seems very unlikely, I will have no choice but to issue court proceedings against him and my costs to take the matter all the way to trial could reach £100,000.

I have begun to update this article with my full account of what happened. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I will be uploading all of my evidence that was submitted during the five week trial, and detailing every step of this horrendous ordeal and how it affected me.

FULL STORY ⬇️

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Further reading:
 
These are the sentencing remarks from the case ‘R v Belfield’ detailing the full case:
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This is an article published in The Guardian including an interview I did with Helen Pidd.
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This is a news article published in the Guardian after Belfield was sentenced.
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This is a news article published in the Guardian after Belfield was found guilty.
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