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Please help me to raise legal fees to claim compensation from ex BBC presenter Alex Belfield  @AlexBelfieldTheVoiceOfReason  who harassed and stalked me, and then threatened “he’d be back”.

I am raising money through Crowd Justice. All the money raised will go directly to Samuel Solicitors.

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I am Philip Dehany and I need your help. 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.

If you are able to help, donate or share my story, thank-you.

Timeline-

I first complained to the BBC legal department about Belfield’s behaviour on 1 January 2020. They advised me to contact the police.

On 12 April 2020 I reported Belfield’s behaviour to YouTube as “Hateful or Abusive content”.

On 17 April 2020 I first filed a “hate crime/incident reporting form” to the Metropolitan Police.

On 10 August 2020 I emailed DC Janet Percival at Nottingham Police, after being informed that she was dealing with multiple complaints regarding Alex Belfield. It was Nottinghamshire Police who decided to pursue the criminal case against Belfield.

On 5 October 2020 I received a letter from Alex Belfield’s solicitor, Henri Brandman, threatening to sue me for damages, for claiming that Belfield “abused and harassed BBC colleagues for a number of years” (which of course he had).

On 25 October 2020 I filed a further criminal complaint against Alex Belfield.

On 16 June 2021 Alex Belfield was charged with 12 counts of stalking by causing serious alarm or distress which had a substantial adverse effect on the complainants' usual day-to-day activities. He was accused of stalking eight individuals (including me) between 25 November 2012 and 31 March 2021.

From 26 to 27 July 2022 I attended Nottingham Crown Court to present two days of evidence against Belfield during the five week trial ‘R v Belfield’.

On 27- 30 July 2022 Belfield uploaded three new videos on his YouTube channel in relation to my HIV status.

On 5 August 2022 Belfield was found guilty of stalking four people, including myself and BBC Presenter Jeremy Vine.

On 6 August 2022 I commenced my civil claim against Belfield, instructing Judith Thompson at Samuels Solicitors.

On 16 August 2022 YouTube refused to take down the videos that Belfield posted about my HIV+ status, saying “they were unable to identify a violation”.

On 16 September 2022 Belfield was jailed for five and a half years.

On 28 February 2023 Samuels Solicitors submitted a letter of claim to Belfield. He has not responded positively, and therefore I now have no option but to issue a claim in the High Court, to sue Alex Belfield for damages.

Read my blog:

ALEX BELFIELD: The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth

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I will be continue to update this article with evidence until this case is resolved.

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