John Alford — a British actor who was convicted on intercourse offenses linked to 2 teenage ladies final 12 months — has died in jail.
The Mirror and the BBC confirmed the information with a spokesperson for the jail system … who advised them, “John Shannon died in prison on 13 March 2026. As with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.”
Shannon was Alford’s authorized final title … nevertheless, he glided by Alford professionally.
Alford rose to fame within the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties on the British TV present “Grange Hill” and “London’s Burning.”
Nevertheless, Alford’s promising profession was derailed after a collection of arrests … together with a conviction for supplying medicine to an undercover reporter. The incident acquired Alford fired from “London’s Burning.”
Then, in 2024, Alford was charged with intercourse offenses linked to teenager ladies.
Alford was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old in 2022. The 14-year-old advised the court docket Alford raped her in two completely different areas in the home after ingesting vodka with him.
Alford vehemently denied the allegations towards him earlier than and after he was convicted in September 2025. In January of this 12 months, a choose sentenced Alford to eight years, 6 months in jail.
Alford was 54.
