Former star of London's Burning and Grange Hill, John Alford was exposed for sickening crimes before he died. The shamed actor was jailed for eight and a half years after being convicted of child sex offences just weeks before he died in prison, with his courageous victims speaking publicly about the anguish they've suffered since that evening. The 54 year old, prosecuted under his birth name John Shannon, was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child, plus two additional counts