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The jury in the trial of the footballer Adam Johnson has resumed deliberations over two charges of child sex offences.The jury in the trial of the footballer Adam Johnson has resumed deliberations over two charges of child sex offences.
The eight women and four men were sent out to consider their verdicts at Bradford crown court for a second day on Wednesday.The eight women and four men were sent out to consider their verdicts at Bradford crown court for a second day on Wednesday.
The judge, Jonathan Rose, yesterday instructed them to return unanimous verdicts on two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl, telling them that “12-0 is the only possible score”. The judge, Jonathan Rose, on Tuesday instructed them to return unanimous verdicts on two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl, telling them that “12-0 is the only possible score”.
The former England midfielder has denied that he and the teenager performed sex acts on each other in his Range Rover on 30 January last year. On the first day of his trial last month, Johnson admitted two charges of sexually grooming and kissing the girl.The former England midfielder has denied that he and the teenager performed sex acts on each other in his Range Rover on 30 January last year. On the first day of his trial last month, Johnson admitted two charges of sexually grooming and kissing the girl.
He had previously denied all four allegations. He continued to deny that he did anything more than kiss the teenager, and disputed her allegation that they engaged in two further sexual acts.He had previously denied all four allegations. He continued to deny that he did anything more than kiss the teenager, and disputed her allegation that they engaged in two further sexual acts.
The victim, now 16, was a Sunderland season ticket holder who “idolised” Johnson and regularly waited outside the club’s Stadium of Light for a picture with him, the court has heard.The victim, now 16, was a Sunderland season ticket holder who “idolised” Johnson and regularly waited outside the club’s Stadium of Light for a picture with him, the court has heard.
They began swapping messages on New Year’s Eve and 18 days later Johnson met the girl to give her a signed Sunderland shirt. The next time they met was on 30 January in his car behind a Chinese takeaway in County Durham.They began swapping messages on New Year’s Eve and 18 days later Johnson met the girl to give her a signed Sunderland shirt. The next time they met was on 30 January in his car behind a Chinese takeaway in County Durham.
Johnson told his trial that his employer Sunderland AFC had known that he admitted kissing and sending explicit messages to the girl as long ago as May 2015. Johnson told his trial that his employer, Sunderland AFC, had known that he admitted kissing and sending explicit messages to the girl as long ago as May 2015.
Rose reminded jurors on Monday that Johnson had admitted lying on eight occasions. However, he said “lies alone cannot prove a case”, and the jury must not assume he was guilty because he lied.Rose reminded jurors on Monday that Johnson had admitted lying on eight occasions. However, he said “lies alone cannot prove a case”, and the jury must not assume he was guilty because he lied.
“The prosecution says these lies were told in an attempt to conceal Adam Johnson’s guilt,” he said, but the defence case was that “such lies as he has told are merely the panicked response of a man who had done wrong by his family”.“The prosecution says these lies were told in an attempt to conceal Adam Johnson’s guilt,” he said, but the defence case was that “such lies as he has told are merely the panicked response of a man who had done wrong by his family”.