FORMER ENGLAND AND Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has had an appeal against his conviction for child sex offences rejected.
The 28-year-old went on trial at Bradford Crown Court earlier this year and was charged with grooming and engaging in sexual activity with an underage girl in his Range Rover in County Durham, north-east England.
Ex-winger Johnson was sentenced to six years in prison back in March, and his legal team lodged an appeal the following month.
However, Johnson’s sister Faye has revealed that it has not been granted. In a brief statement released on Twitter, she said:
“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.”
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