Adam Johnson ‘believes he has a right to sex’, prosecutor tells court

Adam Johnson "believes he has a right to sex", a prosecutor has told Bradford Crown Court.

Karen Blackwell QC told the court a medical report said that Johnson believed his actions did not constitute an offence as he saw the victim as a young woman, not a child. But the court heard that the ex-England star was "not a sexual deviant", during Johnson's sentencing for child sex offences. https://twitter.com/JoshHalliday/status/712961236707774466 The disgraced former Sunderland player was also "in the habit of meeting girls for sex after training", the prosecution told the hearing. The 28-year-old footballer could face up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of one count of sexual activity with his teenage victim after earlier pleading guilty to a further count, and another of grooming the girl. He was found not guilty on a separate charge during the trial. https://twitter.com/JoshHalliday/status/712956557793894400 Johnson told a psychosexual therapist that he wishes to understand his sexual desires. A doctor told the court that Johnson was "socially and physiologically immature", and his "development was retarded" as a young man, adding that "this has had a significant impact on his sexual habits", according to the Daily Mirror. He then said he believed Johnson's actions in disregarding the girl's age were not as a result of lack of intelligence, but driven by sexual desire. https://twitter.com/CraigHope_DM/status/712960479380054018 Johnson is expected to hear his sentence later today. https://twitter.com/CraigHope_DM/status/712964543522144256