Adam Johnson trial: Jury shown photos from footballer's phone

The jury in the trial of Adam Johnson has been shown a photograph of the footballer's "groin area".

Jury members were handed a series of images during the evidence of forensic computer expert Paul Hunton at Bradford Crown Court.

Prosecutor Kate Blackwell QC told the jury the pictures had been downloaded from Johnson's iPhone.

She said they were a "series of images of the defendant himself and oneseparate photograph of his groin area".

The jury has heard that the former Sunderland footballer has admitted kissing a 15-year-old girl in his car on January 30.

Johnson has also admitted grooming the girl but denies that more serious sexual conduct took place between the pair in his car.

Dr Hunton told the jury that a Google search for "legal age of consent" wasmade on Johnson's phone four days after he met the girl on January 30.

He described how he examined an iPhone 6 from Johnson's house and verified that a series of web pages were accessed on February 3 last year.

Dr Hunton said the Google 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.

He said the search result clicked on appeared to be "What is the age ofconsent around the world? From Angola at 12 to Bahrain at 21."

The expert said the next webpage accessed on the phone appeared to be another search result, this time on the BBC website.

He said the link was titled "BBC Radio 1. BBC Advice. Age of Consent."

The player has pleaded guilty to one count of grooming the teenager and another of sexual activity with a child. He denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child and the case at Bradford Crown Court continues.