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| Adam Johnson: Teenage girl says footballer ‘made me out to be a liar' | |
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| A teenage girl has told a jury how she was no longer trying to protect England footballer Adam Johnson following a sexual encounter in his car because he made her out to be a liar. | A teenage girl has told a jury how she was no longer trying to protect England footballer Adam Johnson following a sexual encounter in his car because he made her out to be a liar. |
| The girl, now 16, has told Bradford Crown Court about sex acts that allegedly took place in the former Sunderland winger's Range Rover when she was 15 years old. | The girl, now 16, has told Bradford Crown Court about sex acts that allegedly took place in the former Sunderland winger's Range Rover when she was 15 years old. |
| She has described how she did not mention some of the more serious activity at first because she was trying to protect the player. | She has described how she did not mention some of the more serious activity at first because she was trying to protect the player. |
| On Tuesday, she was asked by Orlando Pownall QC, defending Johnson, whether she was still trying to protect the 28-year-old. | On Tuesday, she was asked by Orlando Pownall QC, defending Johnson, whether she was still trying to protect the 28-year-old. |
| Appearing in court by video-link, the girl became upset and tearful as she said: "No, because he did nothing to protect me and he made me out to be a liar." | Appearing in court by video-link, the girl became upset and tearful as she said: "No, because he did nothing to protect me and he made me out to be a liar." |
| Johnson, of Castle Eden, Co Durham, has admitted one charge of sexual activity with a child in relation to the incident in the Range Rover on January 30, last year. | Johnson, of Castle Eden, Co Durham, has admitted one charge of sexual activity with a child in relation to the incident in the Range Rover on January 30, last year. |
| He has also pleaded guilty to grooming the girl. | He has also pleaded guilty to grooming the girl. |
| But he denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child relating to the same incident which prosecutors have described as "more serious". | But he denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child relating to the same incident which prosecutors have described as "more serious". |
| Speaking through tears for much of her exchange with Mr Pownall, the girl claimed she had been "bigging herself up" with some messages to friends on social media. | Speaking through tears for much of her exchange with Mr Pownall, the girl claimed she had been "bigging herself up" with some messages to friends on social media. |
| Referring to one Snapchat message which was subsequently pasted into Facebook, Mr Pownall asked about her saying: "He's picking me up this week and I'm riding him." | Referring to one Snapchat message which was subsequently pasted into Facebook, Mr Pownall asked about her saying: "He's picking me up this week and I'm riding him." |
| The teenager said: "I was trying to big myself up as any 15-year-old girl would." | The teenager said: "I was trying to big myself up as any 15-year-old girl would." |
| She added: "When you idolise someone and that happens to you, you're not thinking at the time." | She added: "When you idolise someone and that happens to you, you're not thinking at the time." |
| The girl wiped away tears as she told the jury she never thought she would end up explaining herself in court. | The girl wiped away tears as she told the jury she never thought she would end up explaining herself in court. |
| Mr Pownall again asked the girl whether she was just trying to protect herself. | Mr Pownall again asked the girl whether she was just trying to protect herself. |
| She said: "I wasn't protecting myself. It made no difference to me whether they knew about me and Adam Johnson. It was him who was going to suffer for it." | She said: "I wasn't protecting myself. It made no difference to me whether they knew about me and Adam Johnson. It was him who was going to suffer for it." |
| The girl got more upset and she continued to insist she never wanted to get Johnson into trouble. | The girl got more upset and she continued to insist she never wanted to get Johnson into trouble. |
| She said: "I didn't want that to happen to him. I saw myself as playing a part in it as well, I thought I'd done wrong too." | She said: "I didn't want that to happen to him. I saw myself as playing a part in it as well, I thought I'd done wrong too." |
| The girl began sobbing again and asked for a break. | The girl began sobbing again and asked for a break. |
| The case continues | |
| Press Association | Press Association |