PHILIP DEHANY v ALEX BELFIELD- "Why are you begging for money? what do you intend to do with it?"
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- #AlexBelfield #VoiceofReason #BBCPresenterScandal
I don’t mind if your opinion differs to mine.
I don’t mind being challenged.
But I don’t want anyone to think that I am just doing this for the money.
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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 UA-cam 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 UA-cam 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 UA-cam 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 UA-cam 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
www.iamthat.uk/post/alex-belf...
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.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
This article was published in the Guardian after Belfield was found guilty.
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I wish you well. It is very clear that you are a good person and suffering badly from the evil of that man. You deserve that apology and I hope it hurts him giving you it.
Thank you! That’s very kind of you to say. It’s not been easy but hopefully I’ll get through it
Good for you my friend and i really hope you can get treatment that you need 🍻
Thank you buddy. That’s kind of you, I appreciate it.
Mr Dehaney - dont loose hope. there are some of us who think you're really really really cool. i admire you for your honesty, kindness and truth. Dont give up sir. you're definately loved by ALL your fans.
Good on you.The more you get from him the better..he would only waste it on vodka & crap furniture.
I agree. I hope he doesn’t offer me any of that furniture as a settlement!
@@iamthatYou might end up with his shirts.Theres not any charity that'd want those.
@@outsidepool4131 I might throw a Hawaiian shirt themed party to celebrate when I win. 😜
Hi Philip, Just saying hi and just want to show my support in some way. To be honest, if anyone should be monetizing their UA-cam channel with Alex Bellend content then you surely deserve a big chunky of it. Hopefully you will get more subs after your chat with Adrian Allen (The start of the live was so funny). And well done for reaching your target. Wish you well and if your ever in Edinburgh, give me a shout and I'll buy you a pint.
Aw, thank you very much. That’s very kind of you to say.
How did he find out you were HIV positive, if you weren't telling anyone? Sorry I don't know this story all that well. Bellfield no doubt is a piece of work.
I admitted it in court when I was giving evidence against him, he was given permission to make videos during his trial, which meant my restraining order didn’t apply, and he was able to talk about me again for the duration of the trial, he then made six videos where he talked about me, and in one he made the reference to how he felt “sorry that I was living with a life long medical condition”, as some form of defence that he wouldn’t have harassed me. Even though he had only just found out I was HIV positive, he then said this in court in his closing statement and repeated it in another video.
So if Alex makes a public apology you would move on with your lif ?
Of course. I don’t ever want to have to talk or think about him again once this case is closed, the videos are taken down, I have my money back and he has made an apology and acknowledged his behaviour.
Are you here because there's no vor?
It’s ironic that belfield scammed hundreds of thousands of pounds out of his subscribers and was allowed to keep it. He made a fortune scamming people. You deserve an apology and he should give it. If anyone questions your motives you can almost guarantee it’s one of his subscribers who still think he was in the right and that he is the voice of reason. They’ll end up with egg on their faces because they are the fools.
Thank you! That’s kind of you. It’s just becoming increasingly harder. Ever after his conviction and subsequent apologise to Jeremy Vine where he admired he lied, people are still defending Belfield and attacking me, when all I want to do is move on, but Belfield still has videos of me on his website which he makes money from.
@@iamthat hi my friend, if you need any help with anything just let me know as it's not fair on you and it's clearly distressing you which it would do anyone, but here for you.
@@22seanmurphy thank you! That’s incredibly kind, all the support is really helping. I have an interview with BBC News next week, so hopefully my story will get out there.
@@iamthat I'm sure that it will get out there, stay strong buddy.