I was called a slut, girl tells
A TEENAGE girl who had a sexual encounter with England footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury she now “absolutely hates” the player, saying: “I’ve had thousands of people call me a liar, a slag and a little slut for a year.”
The girl, now 16, cried hysterically yesterday as she revealed Johnson left her exposed to cruel terrace chants by denying for a year that he had a sexual encounter with her in his Range Rover.
The 28- year- old last week confessed to grooming the girl with racy texts before engaging in sexual activity during a rendezvous when she was just 15.
This led to his sacking by Premier League Sunderland FC.
He admits they kissed passionately and sexually touched but denies two more serious sex offences.
She said: “He knows for a fact that he did that to me. He has lied about the other ( offences) for a year and now he has admitted them. I was called by thousands a liar, a slag and a little slut for a year. They thought I was just a silly little girl out to ruin a man’s career.
“Yes, I was a silly little girl but it’s not my career being ruined so I should not have been made to feel that.”
When asked by defence barrister Orlando Pownall QC if she “absolutely hated” Johnson she replied: “Yes, I do, after everything he’s put us through.
“He told everyone he was innocent and made people call me a liar. He let people cheer him on in matches and he let people call me all the names under the sun.” The girl made contact with Johnson on Facebook on December 30 2014.
Within an hour of chatting online he had established that she had only just turned 15 and bemoaned that it would be “ages” until she was 16. Johnson’s