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The footballer Adam Johnson has lost an appeal against his conviction for child sex offences, according to his sister.The footballer Adam Johnson has lost an appeal against his conviction for child sex offences, according to his sister.
Faye Johnson posted a message on Twitter, saying: “Absolutely devastated that the single judge has rejected my brother’s appeal against sentence and conviction.Faye Johnson posted a message on Twitter, saying: “Absolutely devastated that the single judge has rejected my brother’s appeal against sentence and conviction.
“But I can assure every supporter that it has made me stronger and I will never give up.”“But I can assure every supporter that it has made me stronger and I will never give up.”
The former Sunderland and England player was jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan. The former Sunderland and England player, 28, was jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan.
The 28-year-old’s trial at Bradford crown court heard that he had kissed and sexually touched the girl in his Range Rover, in a secluded spot in County Durham. Johnson’s trial at Bradford crown court heard that he had kissed and sexually touched the girl in his Range Rover, in a secluded spot in County Durham.
The jury found him guilty of one count of sexual activity with a schoolgirl, and cleared him of another count in which she was alleged to have performed a sex act on him. On the first day of his trial Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of grooming and one count of kissing the girl.The jury found him guilty of one count of sexual activity with a schoolgirl, and cleared him of another count in which she was alleged to have performed a sex act on him. On the first day of his trial Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of grooming and one count of kissing the girl.