Describing watching Belfield’s video output as like swimming in sewage, the broadcaster said of the defendant’s conduct: “It felt like I had a fish hook in my face and my flesh was being

torn, and the only way to avoid further pain was to stay completely still.” During the trial, the court heard Belfield repeatedly posted or sent abusive messages, videos and emails. The

court was told Belfield started out as a broadcast assistant on local radio and in recent years set up a YouTube channel known as Celebrity Radio. Belfield told the court he was a victim of

a social media “pile-on” and a “witch-hunt” by other broadcasters, after exercising his rights to freedom of speech in communications.