Adam Johnson trial: 'He made me out to be a liar' says schoolgirl

In court: Footballer Adam Johnson arrives at Bradford Crown Court
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Laura Proto16 February 2016

A teenage girl said she is 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 court has heard.

The girl, now 16 years old, 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 previously told the court she did not mention some of the more serious activity at first because she was trying to protect the footballer.

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 videolink, 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, from County Durham, has admitted one charge of sexual activity with a child in relation to the incident in his Range Rover on January 30, last year and has also pleaded guilty to grooming the girl.

He denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child relating to the same incident which prosecutors have described as "more serious".

The trial continues.

Additional reporting by Press Association.

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