Overview

• Jurors watched the 15-year-old’s recorded police interview describing feeling "absolutely sick" and a later breakdown after the alleged assault.
• Prosecutors say Alford had intercourse with a 14-year-old in a garden and a downstairs toilet and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old after returning with vodka.
• The 53-year-old, charged under his legal name John Shannon, denies four counts of sexual activity with a child plus sexual assault and assault by penetration.
• The prosecution said he knew both girls were under 16, and phone searches found no evidence for his claim they tried to extort him.
• A third-party report to police on April 11, 2022 led to his arrest the next day, and the St Albans Crown Court trial is continuing.