Former Grange Hill actor John Alford found guilty of sexually assaulting teenage girls

One of the victims said she felt ‘absolutely sick’ after the assault and later had a ‘mental breakdown’

John Alford, the actor who appeared in TV series including London’s Burning and Grange Hill, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting girls aged 14 and 15.

The 53-year-old, who was tried under his real name, John Shannon, was charged with four counts of sexual activity with the younger girl and charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration relating to the second teenager at a property in Hertfordshire on 9 April 2022.