Former Radio Leeds host Alex Belfield was jailed in 2022 for stalking four people including Jeremy Vine
The BBC has issued a “full and unreserved apology” to four female former employees after admitting it did not do enough to protect them from a local radio presenter who was later jailed for stalking Jeremy Vine.
Alex Belfield, a former host on BBC Radio Leeds, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in 2022 after being found guilty of waging a stalking campaign against four people, including Vine. The corporation has now said that it is “deeply sorry” to four women who had also been subjected to a campaign of abuse by Belfield over several years.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/12/bbc-deeply-sorry-for-not-protecting-female-employees-from-email-abuse-by-ex-presenter
Author : Michael Savage Media editor
Publish date : 2025-03-12 19:29:00
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