DISGRACED movie star Jeffrey Jones made a rare public appearance more than two decades after a child abuse scandal ended his glittering career.
Jeffrey, who played the roles of iconic villains in the 80s, appeared on a panel with his former co-stars at The Hollywood Show.
The actor, who has been away from the public eye for years following his arrest in 2002, interacted with the audience and shared bits about his personal life.
Jeffrey made a rare appearance to discuss the iconic 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, in which he played the role of high school principal Ed Rooney.
Chatting about the cult classic, the actor revealed he does not live in Los Angeles anymore.
He told the audience: "I moved to live in the desert.
"I didn't want to be in LA anymore, but I got my family here, and so little kids get old fast. I'm driving back and forth."
The actor added: "I'm getting a place now in LA I've given up because I can't keep going back and forth from Burbank to the desert."
On the panel, he also discussed what it was like to work with legendary director John Hughes, who passed away in 2009.
The Beetlejuice actor said: "He entertained, and was certainly collaborative.
"He wanted what he wanted. Usually it was a fight because there was time and budget to consider, and John didn't really pay much attention to that."
In November 2002, Jeffrey was arrested and charged with possession of sick child abuse images and soliciting a minor for nude photos, according to a report by The Los Angeles Times at the time.
The actor later pleaded no contest to soliciting a minor while prosecutors dropped possession of sick child abuse images.
A court sentenced Jeffrey to five years of probation, one year of psychological counselling and two years of drug and alcohol abuse counselling.
He was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and prohibited from possessing any pornography.
Jeffrey said at the time: "I am sorry that this incident was allowed to occur.
"Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again."
In 2004, Jeffrey was arrested again after he failed to register himself as a sex offender when he moved to Florida and again in 2010 when he came back to LA.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 250 hours of community service, in addition to three years of probation.
Last year, Jeffrey's character in Beetlejuice was killed off as part of the movie's long-awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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