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The girlfriend of former England footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury they are no longer in a relationship.
Stacey Flounders took the witness box in the player's child sex trial and was asked whether she sees any future between them.The 26-year-old replied "not at the moment, no" and added "we're just going to remain friends".
Miss Flounders, the mother of Johnson's one-year-old daughter, was also asked by Orlando Pownall QC, defending Johnson, why she decided to remain with the player after his arrest.
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"Because he was honest with me and I knew he was telling the truth. We'd just had a daughter. I wanted us to be a family," she replied.
She also told Bradford Crown Court she knew Johnson's teenage accuser and saw her waiting for him after Sunderland home games.
Miss Flounders said the schoolgirl began contacting her on Twitter.
She said she suspected Johnson was cheating on her, but had no evidence.
Asked about when Johnson was arrested at their home at 8am, she said: "My head was all over the place. I didn't know what was going on."
She said that after his arrest, Johnson said the girl's name and added: "I gave her a couple of shirts."
Miss Flounders said: "I asked how old she was. He said she was 16."
She was handed a tissue by the court clerk and dabbed away tears after she was asked about "other women" in Johnson's life.
She said Johnson made a series of admissions to her after his arrest.
Miss Flounders was asked by Mr Pownall if he named the women, and replied: "Just one. He wouldn't tell me the other names."
Asked how many there were, she said: "Quite a few."
Johnson, 28, has admitted kissing a 15-year-old girl in his car after grooming her on social media.
But he denies more serious sex acts took place between them in his Range Rover on 30 January last year.
The trial continues.
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