A Glasgow-born TV actor is facing a trial charged with sex offences involving a girl aged under 16.
Former London’s Burning actor John Alford who rose to fame in Grange Hill, is charged under his real name John Shannon.
The 52-year-old, of Holloway, north London, is due to stand trial at St Albans Crown Court from December 2 this year, with a time estimate of seven days.
Alford is accused of four counts of sexual activity with a child, and two counts relating to a second female – of sexual assault and assault by penetration, the CPS said.
The CPS said he denied all charges at a plea hearing in September last year.
The case is due back in court for a pre-trial review hearing on November 18 at St Albans Crown Court.
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