A former BBC Radio 2 DJ waged a nine year 'campaign of harassment' against his former colleagues
A former BBC Radio 2 DJ waged a nine year "campaign of harassment" against his former colleagues after being axed from his mid-morning show, a court heard.
He said: "There are eight counts of stalking which the defendant is charged with – each relating to a different individual. "But he went ahead and did it anyway, relentlessly harassing them, knowing or being aware he was harassing them - to the extent that what he did caused them serious alarm or distress which affected their daily lives for the worse.
The court was told the first offences took place during Belfield's time at BBC Radio Leeds during his one year stint there between 2010 and 2011. "A claim against Rozina Breenand alleging that she had bullied and harassed him – but he did not pursue this claim to a hearing and was ordered to pay Rozina Breenand's costs.
“He called Helen Thomas an 'odious vile woman, 'the most spineless weasel' he had ever met in radio, 'promoted for failure' and 'a truly sickening woman'.
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