In December 2012, Greater Manchester Police carried out a search of Talbot's home in Bowdon, UK when allegations first emerged of abuse at Altrincham Grammar School between the early 1970s and early 1980s. Found guilty of indecent assault against two teenage boys at the school, he was acquitted of eight further charges. On March 13, 2015, Talbot was sentenced to five years in prison with a non-parole period of two and a half years.