"Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January after being convicted of assaulting the teenagers during a party at a friend's home in April 2022. The 54-year-old, who appeared in London's Burning and the BBC drama Grange Hill, was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration relating to a 15-year-old girl at a property in Hertfordshire."
"The former actor bought some 250 worth of food, alcohol and cigarettes from a nearby petrol station in the early hours of the morning, including a bottle of vodka which the victims subsequently drank, the court heard. Alford then had sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old girl in the garden of the home and later in a downstairs toilet, and inappropriately touched the 15-year-old girl as she lay half asleep on the living room sofa, jurors heard."
"The 15-year-old girl said in her evidence that she had felt absolutely sick following the assault and had planned to keep the incident secret before having a mental breakdown to her friend's mother."
John Alford, a 54-year-old former actor known for roles in London's Burning and Grange Hill, died at HMP Bure in Norfolk on Friday, just two months after his January sentencing. He was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration involving a 15-year-old girl during an April 2022 incident at a Hertfordshire home. The assaults occurred after Alford purchased alcohol that the intoxicated victims consumed. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting the 14-year-old in multiple locations and inappropriately touching the 15-year-old as she slept. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate the death in custody.
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