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Adam Johnson: 15-year-old girl was 'excited' after sexual encounter, friend tells court | |
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A teenage girl has told a jury how her best friend was "excited" after she had a sexual encounter with England footballer Adam Johnson in his car. | A teenage girl has told a jury how her best friend was "excited" after she had a sexual encounter with England footballer Adam Johnson in his car. |
Johnson's trial was shown a video-recorded police interview in which the teenager described how she was with her friend before she went to meet the 28-year-old former Sunderland winger in his Range Rover in January last year. | Johnson's trial was shown a video-recorded police interview in which the teenager described how she was with her friend before she went to meet the 28-year-old former Sunderland winger in his Range Rover in January last year. |
Johnson has admitted grooming the girl's friend and has pleaded guilty to sexual activity with the same girl, who was 15 at the time, relating to kissing in his car. | Johnson has admitted grooming the girl's friend and has pleaded guilty to sexual activity with the same girl, who was 15 at the time, relating to kissing in his car. |
But the footballer denies two further charges of sexual activity with the same girl, which prosecutors have described as "more serious". | But the footballer denies two further charges of sexual activity with the same girl, which prosecutors have described as "more serious". |
In the police interview played to the jury at Bradford Crown Court, the teenager said she met her friend again after she got out of Johnson's car. | In the police interview played to the jury at Bradford Crown Court, the teenager said she met her friend again after she got out of Johnson's car. |
She told the officer her friend was "more excited - not excited for something, just excited - in a good mood, really". | She told the officer her friend was "more excited - not excited for something, just excited - in a good mood, really". |
The teenager said: "I asked her if anything had happened as I'd seen messages before asking for a bit of a feel." | The teenager said: "I asked her if anything had happened as I'd seen messages before asking for a bit of a feel." |
She then explained how her friend described a sex act that had allegedly taken place between her and Johnson. | She then explained how her friend described a sex act that had allegedly taken place between her and Johnson. |
"She seemed excited about it at first but she started to realise what she'd done because he had a girlfriend," she said. | "She seemed excited about it at first but she started to realise what she'd done because he had a girlfriend," she said. |
The girl's friend has already told the court how Johnson was her favourite player and she started communicating with him over WhatsApp in December 2014. | The girl's friend has already told the court how Johnson was her favourite player and she started communicating with him over WhatsApp in December 2014. |
She said she met up with Johnson twice - on January 17 and 30 last year. | She said she met up with Johnson twice - on January 17 and 30 last year. |
This girl has told the jury that she kissed the player on the second occasion and also described more serious sexual activity. | This girl has told the jury that she kissed the player on the second occasion and also described more serious sexual activity. |
In her police interview, her best friend told the officer how, at first, she did not believe her friend "because he's a footballer, he's famous and she's only 15". | In her police interview, her best friend told the officer how, at first, she did not believe her friend "because he's a footballer, he's famous and she's only 15". |
But she explained how she changed her mind after a seeing a message Johnson sent to her friend which said: "Just wanted to get your pants off". | But she explained how she changed her mind after a seeing a message Johnson sent to her friend which said: "Just wanted to get your pants off". |
The girl told the officer: "That's why I know something had happened between them for definite." | The girl told the officer: "That's why I know something had happened between them for definite." |
The trial continues | The trial continues |
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