Adam Johnson's sister writes poem defending him against critics
The footballer was convicted of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl and is due to be sentenced later this month
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Your support makes all the difference.The sister of convicted child sex offender Adam Johnson has written a poem defending him and protesting his innocence.
Faye Johnson, 23, has apparently posted the poem on a Facebook page which she runs titled ‘Adam Johnson’s Appeal Fight’. The page protests Johnson’s conviction and states that he is innocent purportedly because the 15-year-old girl who he has been convicted of grooming “wanted it”.
The page has amassed more than 3,000 likes from supporters of the former Sunderland footballer.
The poem says: “That man you condemned has a little baby girl
A Mum and a Dad who brought him into this world.
What would you do if this happened to yours?
Deny all your love and close all the doors?
Do you honestly think I’d sink to a level
And just turn my back and deem him a devil?
‘That woman’ you point at, yes it is me
I was born with a name, as I’m human you see!
I’m innocent! Just in case you forgot
And will love him whether you like it or not!
I’ve had the abuse, the comments and more
It’s nothing I haven’t heard all before
I mean no offense when I say this to you
But Adams my brother and this is what I must do [sic]”
The poem comes days after Facebook removed a page titled ‘Justice for Johnson’ which allegedly bore a number of comments about the Johnson’s victim which were deemed inappropriate.
Last week, the footballer was convicted of one count of sexual activity with a child after he admitted grooming a 15-year-old girl who contacted him to sign a football shirt. He is due to be sentenced later this month. His lawyers have indicated that he will appeal the sentence.