A POPULAR BBC weather presenter doubted her job after a pervert bombarded her with sexual videos, a court heard.

Alexis Green was forced to take time off from presenting on BBC South Today after being harassed by Timothy O'Brien.

She was unable to sleep after he spammed her with messages, videos and photos via Facebook.

Prosecuting, Bethany Adams said that the 55-year-old asked his victim if she wanted to see intimate photos of him. 

And, that he told her “if you don’t block me I will accept that as a yes” and repeatedly asked her for sex, adding that she should be on the news more often.

Ms Green blocked O’Brien, of Athlestan Road, Christchurch, but he continued to message her between December and January this year.

In her victim personal statement, Ms Green said she has been struggling to sleep after receiving more than 30 videos from the defendant.

Bournemouth Echo: Alexis Green outside Southampton Magistrates Court.Alexis Green outside Southampton Magistrates Court. (Image: Solent News & Photo Agency.)

She told Southampton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday: “I find all this very concerning and worrying because I don’t know if he is going to take it a step further.

“It has led me to having time off work to try and come to terms with what is happening.

“This whole situation has made me feel less confident in every aspect of my life.

“I can’t remember experiencing such a dark time. It is all because of one man’s actions and obsession.

“I even questioned whether my job is worth feeling this anxiety. I shouldn’t have to feel that way about a job I really love.

“He will re-offend because he is mentally unstable.”

Avionics engineer, O’Brien wept in the dock as he listened to the statement.

The court heard that he was arrested at home after Ms Green reported him to the police. 

 He pleaded not guilty to a charge of stalking but admitted harassment.

Defending, Mark Hendslay, told magistrates there was “no suggestion whatsoever that he had ever met Ms Green.

“They were only [for] a short period of time. Something has gone wrong for him to suddenly act in the way that he does.”

He added that the messages were sent when he was in drink.

O’Brien, who has been in custody since his arrest in January, was jailed for 17 weeks.

He has been given an indefinite restraining order banning him from contacting Ms Green or going to the BBC offices in Southampton.