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Published 16:25 23 Feb 2016 GMT
Updated 16:43 23 Feb 2016 GMT
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Johnson said he spoke with club chief executive Margaret Byrne and other members of staff following his arrest, stating: "I told them everything. I said I made a huge mistake."
Sunderland reinstated Johnson on March 18 last year, and Blackwell told the court that meant he had waited over a year to change his plea.
During this time he continued to play while both he and the club knew he was guilty of the charges.
Sunderland later sacked Johnson once he entered a guilty plea to those charges at the beginning of his trial, but surely the club have questions to answer about allegedly letting the 28-year-old continue to play top-flight football while knowing he was certain to face conviction.
QC for the prosecution Kate Blackwell made this clear when telling Johnson: "Each week that you played for the football club and refused to admit you were guilty was another week perpetuating the excruciating pain for the girl."
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