ADAM Johnson's trial is in its eleventh day and despite publicly dumping the ex-Sunderland winger while in the dock Stacey Flounders has turned up to sit in the public gallery.
ACCOMPANIED: Adam Johnson was joined by Stacey Flounders despite her 'dumping' the
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The mother of his child and former partner of Johnson apparently showed up "as a friend".
Day 11 of Johnson's ongoing trial has seen prosecutor Kate Blackwell QC also claimed the 28-year-old was a liar and manipulative.
Both Ms Backwell and the England footballer's barrister Orlando Pownall QC are making their closing speeches as the trial reaches its climax.
Father-of-one Johnson is accused of meeting up several times with a 15-year-old girl, who is said to have "idolised" him.
Here he is alleged to have engaged in sexual activity with the teen in his black Range Rover.
Johnson, who denies the charges, has already admitted one count of sexual activity with a child and another of sexually grooming a child.
If found guilty, he faces up to 14 years in prison.
SPLIT: Johnson's ex girlfriend Stacey Flounders, right, was pregnant at the time he met
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The trial so far:
– The 28-year-old midfielder Googled the "legal age of consent" on his phone, Bradford Crown Court heard
– The alleged victim described how Johnson tried to make her touch his "thing"
– Alleged victim described Johnson as "creepy" because of "some of the messages he was sending"
– Johnson and the girl exchanged 834 Whatsapp messages
– Victim's friend calls Johnson "a bit of a paedophile" for chatting with 15-year-old schoolgirl
– The father-of-one denies girl's account that his pubic hair is "trimmed" and said groin photo on phone was actually for a doctor
– Johnson's ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders revealed the two had split and claimed the footballer had cheated on her with other girls
– Prosecutor claims Sunderland let Johnson play through sex claims to aid their looming relegation battle
- @JerryLawtonDef: #Johnson `deserving of little, not your sympathy, not your approval' but does deserve jury's dispassionate consideration of evidence17:33
- Published Friday, February 26, 2016@JerryLawtonDef: Victim told a pal she & #Johnson had a 3rd meeting which never happened - she claims it was a `joke' - it was a `dreadful lie'17:31
- @JerryLawtonDef: #Johnson girlfriend admits their future is `up in the air' - he has admitted to `intercourse with grown women one of whom he named'17:22
- @JerryLawtonDef: `A man or woman may love their partner but may want to spend time with someone else' #johnson17:14
- @JerryLawtonDef: Victim `wanted adventure' & `did not want to lose face' to friends by admitting she had exaggerated claims about what #Johnson did16:58
- @JerryLawtonDef: Victim said she & #Johnson had `done stuff', then she would be `riding him' - another time it was `joke that had gone too far'16:53
- @JerryLawtonDef: victim `does brag, she does big it up' - has not been consistent - she said she'd `t*ssed him (#johnson ) off when `clearly she hadn't'16:51
- @JerryLawtonDef asks jury to consider why victim told police date of 3rd meeting - when she planned to have sex with #Johnson - was just a `normal day'16:45
- @JerryLawtonDef: As rumours spread about schoolgirl & #johnson `things spiralled out of the control' - the 'Pandora's Box was opened'16:42
- @JerryLawtonDef: Result of data deletions is jury has been deprived of what was being said between schoolgirl & her pals about her & #johnson16:39
- @JerryLawtonDef asks jury to consider why data was deleted from schoolgirl's and her pals' phones#johnson16:33
- @JerryLawtonDef asks jury why schoolgirl's suggestion #johnson had no pubic hair was not mentioned by her friends. Surely teen girls would discuss that?16:31
- @JerryLawtonSchoolgirl alleges #Johnson moved car down lane before she performed oral sex on him. Def asks why only one of 5 of her pals mentioned it16:28
- @JerryLawtonDef: Schoolgirl was `happy, then sad' then after reporting #Johnson was `laughing about it again'16:12
- @JerryLawtonDef: Jury may feel #Johnson is `spoilt footballer immature, promiscuous, arrogant' rich who only has to `fend for himself' on pitch16:10
- @JerryLawtonDef: Fact #johnson scored & threw shirt in crowd the week before he pleaded guilty to grooming & sex activity is "sideshow"15:27
- @JerryLawtonDef: "it may well be that they (Sunderland) regret that decision" (to let #johnson play on)15:23
- @JerryLawtonDef: Sunderland let #johnson play "possibly for commercial considerations" - facing relegation & did not want to lose one of their players15:21
- @JerryLawtonDef: Sunderland FC "knew exactly what was going on" - they chose to let #johnsonkeep on playing knowing he had admitted kissing schoolgirl15:19
- @JerryLawtonDef: pros case is "very strong on moral grounds" - "we acknowledge he has no defence" morally15:16
- @JerryLawtonDef: #johnson is "the villain of the peace" - "should have been supporting his g/friend" - "should not have been seeing" victim15:14
- @JerryLawtonDef: #johnson victim "has been affected by what happened" - she was a "child who, for that reason alone, deserved protection"15:10
- 15:07
- @JerryLawtonDef: #johnson was unfaithful to g/friend, is a "hypocrite" whose "standing is completely shot", "not honourable nor deserving of sympathy"15:06
- @JerryLawtonPros asked jury to convict #Johnson of the two sex activity charges he faces - court adjourns for lunch14:17
- @JerryLawtonPros: `not a person in the room who felt comfortable' when #Johnson girlfriend gave evidence on his behalf'14:16
- @JerryLawtonPros: #Johnson had sought to `confess and avoid' by admitting kissing victim but denying more serious sex acts14:03
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson lied `in a manipulative way' to his girlfriend about his meetings with the schoolgirl in order to `minimise his involvement'13:58
- @JerryLawtonPros: #Johnson knew he had `power to alleviate' victim's distress by pleading guilty any time but chose to wait until the eve of the trial13:57
- @JerryLawton#johnson sister ran out of court when her mobile phone went off during prosecutor's closing speech13:53
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson wanted to avoid pleading guilty for as long as poss to avoid signing on sex offender registar and "hanging up his boots13:44
- @JerryLawtonPros: Jury may think #johnson has been "foolish beyond belief throwing away his career" over schoolgirl but should not feel sympathy for him13:34
- @JerryLawtonPros: when #johnson arrested he felt "sorry for himself" not for what he had done to victim - told them it was "worst day of his life"13:32
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson was "banking on the fact" schoolgirl had deleted the 834 WhatsApp messages they swapped13:31
- @JerryLawtonPros: WhatsApp messages crucial - without them jury may have "believed" #johnson"on some issues"13:29
- @JerryLawtonPros asked #johnson three times which team mates he was talking to about age of consent - he refused to answer - "he was lying about it"13:26
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson was "caught out Googling the age of consent" - he is lying when he claimed he was discussing TV show with team mates13:25
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson has "changed and sought to twist the evidence on his pubic hair" - revealed he trimmed it for first time during trial13:24
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson called g/friend to talk about pubic hair - she gave evidence on her partner's behalf "in a way which we can all understand"13:23
- @JerryLawtonPros: "hundreds & hundreds of footballers will have seen #johnson " showering but none gave evidence on his behalf supporting him13:18
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson claims schoolgirl must have "guessed" he shaved his pubic hair - "very odd state of affairs" for 15yo to guess such a thing13:17
- 13:13
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson accepts victim is "telling the truth" about a "large proportion of what went on" by admitting grooming & some sex activity13:07
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson girl was "panicking about the sexual activity she had been engaging in" - she was "out of her mind with fear"13:04
- @JerryLawtonPros asks jury to consider image of #johnson victim "sobbing on her father's knee telling him that she wanted to die"12:59
- @JerryLawtonPros asks jury to "cut a bit of slack" to the victim - she is a not a "young child" but a typical 15yo with "so much to learn" #johnson12:56
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson swapped 834 messages with schoolgirl - went straight to see her after flying back from football match - he was determined12:54
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson was "whipped up into a frenzy of excitement" and it's "human nature" he would want to go as far as he was allowed with girl12:53
- @JerryLawtonPros: "preposterous" to think as he kissed the schoolgirl #johnson had "epiphany", suddenly thought of g/friend and baby and stopped12:50
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson engaged in "explicit discussions time after time with other women" behind back of girlfriend Stacey Flounders12:46
- @JerryLawtonPros: By "his own admission" #johnson is "not a man of honour" - he groomed 15yo victim and engaged in criminal sexual conduct with her12:43
- @JerryLawtonPros: #johnson had glittering career, beautiful girlfriend, luxury home and cars, healthy baby and more money than it is possible to spend12:41
- 12:35
- @JerryLawton#johnson black Range Rover Sport was not captured by automatic number plate recognition cameras on either of 2 dates he met the schoolgirl12:34
- @JerryLawtonBack at Bradford Crown Court for the trial of England footballer Adam #johnson who denies 2 charges of sexual activity with a child12:20
- 08:04TomDAY 11: DUE TO COMMENCE
- 17:07
- @JerryLawtonDefence expert denies producing a schedule of calls and messages between #Johnsonvictim & pals designed to "mislead the prosecution"16:56
- @JerryLawtonPros tells expert 834 WhatsApp messages between #Johnson and victim were recovered from her mobile16:38
- @JerryLawtonDefence expert said she was not asked to see if she could recover WhatsApp messages deleted from #Johnson mobile16:37
- @JerryLawtonExpert says it is possible phone users deleted data to free up more space on phones - 3 pals of victim used them "a great deal #Johnson16:34
- 16:15
- @JerryLawtonDefence expert said data had been deleted from phones belonging to 3 of victims' pals in 2 months after she met #Johnson16:12
- @JerryLawtonForensic expert Michelle Bowman giving evidence - she has analysed phone records for #Johnson , victim & her friends for defence15:40
- @JerryLawtonStacey leaves the witness box without looking at #Johnson who continued to stare at the floor of the dock12:44
- @JerryLawtonStacey asked #Johnson why he kissed the schoolgirl - he admitted to her he had liked the girl12:39
- @JerryLawtonStacey said #Johnson told her about "other women that he cheated on me with" - he admitted there were "quite a few" - gave her name of one12:34
- @JerryLawtonStacey says #Johnson told her last September 2015 he was going to plead guilty to kissing the schoolgirl12:31
- @JerryLawtonStacey said she had never seen #Johnson pubic hair as short as it was in that photo - it was normally "about an inch long"12:27
- @JerryLawtonStacey said she first saw naked photo of #Johnson manhood police found on his phone on "Monday night"12:22
- @JerryLawtonStacey asked #Johnson to take down part of his Facebook page to stop him messaging other women12:19
- @JerryLawtonStacey says she suspected #Johnson was messaging other women in June 2014 - seven months before his meetings with schoolgirl12:16
- @JerryLawtonStacey said #Johnson did not tell her he had been messaging her and schoolgirl at the same time12:15
- 12:10
- @JerryLawton#Johnson puts head down in dock as Stacey says she does not see a future in their relationship12:06
- @JerryLawtonStacey said #johnson never shaved his pubic hair - he sometimes trimmed it with scissors - victim said he was shaved down below12:03
- @JerryLawtonAsked about the future of their relationship Stacey said she and #Johnson were "just going to be friends"12:01
- @JerryLawtonStacey said she decided to stay with #Johnson because he had been honest, they had a child and she wanted them to be a family11:59
- @JerryLawtonStacey said #Johnson confessed to meeting schoolgirl and messaging other women - he was honest she said11:57
- @JerryLawtonStacey said when #Johnson returned from police station she asked him to tell her everything and he did11:54
- @JerryLawtonWhen police came to arrest #Johnson Stacey said her head was all over the place - she didn't know what to think11:51
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