John Alford DEAD

[Ellie]

London's Burning actor John Alford found dead in prison two months after being jailed for sexual assault

London's Burning actor John Alford has died in prison two months after he was jailed for sexual assault.

news.sky.com

 

[Agneeta]

I know Ellie already posted, but he was fairly well known back in the day, and another infamous dead prisoner.

BBC News - London's Burning actor John Alford dies in prison

London's Burning Actor John Alford dies in prison

The 54-year-old former star of Grange Hill and London's Burning was found dead at HMP Bure in Norfolk.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Agneeta]

I'm trying to recall what it was, but I'm sure he had a top 10 hit with some godawful cover. Robson and Jerome he was not.

 

[Agneeta]

Blue Moon?

 

[lolly]

Bloody hell

 

[lolly]

That Sky article though - 'had intercourse with the 14 year old'. Isn't that by definition statutory rape? But he was convicted of sexual assault.

 

[Agneeta]

@lolly

 

[Ellie]

I think it was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

 

[Agneeta]

I think it was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

I recall it being pitiful.

 

[Agneeta]

I don't think I realised he was a predatory nonce. I think I assumed it was drugs or fraud.

 

[lolly]

Can a @Moderator move my posts over from the minor celebrity death thread, please?

 

[Madison]

That Sky article though - 'had intercourse with the 14 year old'. Isn't that by definition statutory rape? But he was convicted of sexual assault.

He was convicted of six charges: four of statutory rape, one of assault by penetration and one of sexual assault.

 

[lolly]

He was convicted of six charges: four of statutory rape, one of assault by penetration and one of sexual assault.

Yet the words rape or rapist aren't used in the article.

 

[cwej]

Yet the words rape or rapist aren't used in the article.

That’s terrible isn’t it. Do they not call people rapists in the media when the case is ‘statutory rape’? What a weird thing to not want to do.

He was so popular in the mid-90s as a kind of higher B lister. Seems to have been a pretty shit person overall.

 

[Sardonicus]

Blue Moon?

I think it was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Both correct.

 

[Halli]

He was quite the Smash Hits type 'name' at one point

What a demise.

 

[Finn]

Quite the celebrity nonce clearout we’re having, with Watkins, Huntley and Alford all gone in six months

BE READY, GLITTER

 

[Agneeta]

Quite the celebrity nonce clearout we’re having, with Watkins, Huntley and Alford all gone in six months

BE READY, GLITTER

Don't be BITTER - GLITTER!

 

[octophone]

Quite the celebrity nonce clearout we’re having, with Watkins, Huntley and Alford all gone in six months

BE READY, GLITTER

Celebrity Nonce Clearout sounds like a failed Saturday evening game show from the late 90s.

 

[Rita]

Wow I had NO IDEA he was a nonce.

 

[Agneeta]

Wow I had NO IDEA he was a nonce.

Recent stuff to boot. Quite sleazy, quite thick by all accounts.

 

[Rita]

Recent stuff to boot. Quite sleazy, quite thick by all accounts.

The last thing I remember hearing about him was he was skint (possibly homeless?) so this totally passed me by. Ah well, GOOD RIDDANCE.

 

[octophone]

Who's left alive in Celebrity Nonce Clearout? As in the convicted only - is it just Glitter? Is Stuart Hall dead yet?

 

[dmlaw]

Who's left alive in Celebrity Nonce Clearout? As in the convicted only - is it just Glitter? Is Stuart Hall dead yet?

Stuart Hall is still alive. Fred Talbot also lives on.

 

[octophone]

Stuart Hall is still alive. Fred Talbot also lives on.

Shame. Still, can't have too long left.

 

[Finn]

I always forget Talbot was one. Jumping about on an oversized floating weather map in fun jumpers is SUCH a good way to launder your image.

 

[Inner Smile]

As soon as I saw this I thought it was John ALTMAN aka Nasty Nick from EE!

 

[Agneeta]

Quite the celebrity nonce clearout we’re having, with Watkins, Huntley and Alford all gone in six months

BE READY, GLITTER

 

[Finn]

EVERY CELEB NONCE MUST GO!

WHILE STOCKS LAST

 

[Ellie]

 

[Halli]

I genuinely thought Gary Glitter was dead already

 

[Agneeta]

EVERY CELEB NONCE MUST GO!

WHILE STOCKS LAST

It's a TOTAL WIPEOUT