Adam Johnson jurors shown mobile phone pictures

Jurors at the trial of former Sunderland player Adam Johnson have been shown pictures taken on his mobile phone.

An image of his groin area was one from a number downloaded from the 28-year-old's mobile.

Prosecuting barrister Kate Blackwell QC told Bradford Crown Court they were a "series of images of the defendant himself and one separate photograph of his groin area".

The photos came to light as forensic computer expert Paul Hunton took the stand.

Dr Hunton revealed there had been a Google search for "legal age of consent" on Johnson's phone four days after he met the girl on January 30.

The former Sunderland winger has admitted grooming the 15-year-old girl and kissing her in his Range Rover on that date last year but denies two further charges of sexual activity with a child.

Dr Hunton said he had looked at the phone taken from Johnson's house and could verify various web pages were looked at on February 3, 2015.

The first search for "legal age of consent" was followed by another web address which appeared to show the user had clicked on a result which took him to the www.mirror.co.uk website.

That search brought the result: "What is the age of consent around the world? From Angola at 12 to Bahrain at 21."

The expert said the next web page accessed on the phone appeared to be another search result, this time on the BBC website, and said the link was titled "BBC Radio 1. BBC Advice. Age of Consent."

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