Poor bloke.
Whilst troubling details emerge from footballer Adam Johnson’s ongoing court case, in which he is accused of sexual activity with a child, an innocent individual who happens to share the 28-year-old’s name is facing a constant stream of abuse via social media.
The football player with 12 England caps to his name has already pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming, but continues to deny two charges of sexual activity.
His namesake is a God-fearing Christian from West Tennessee in the US, who registered the Twitter account @adamjohnson back in April 2009. He has no connection to the former Sunderland winger.
This fact has been lost on many Twitter users who have included the Tennessee man’s handle in angry tweets meant for the disgraced Adam Johnson. The American Johnson has made it clear he is not the accused…
This account is not in any way associated with the soccer player who shares the same name.
— Adam Johnson (@adamjohnson) March 2, 2015
Alas, that hasn’t stopped the barrage of abuse that continues to come his way. As you can see below, it’s all very unpleasant…
https://twitter.com/WazzaRoo0810/status/697995775763226625
https://twitter.com/RUBBERLIPS_/status/697401875625353221
https://twitter.com/JordanWilbraham/status/697910986876047360
@adamjohnson pleaded guilty , to a sexual activity with 15 yr old. He should be sacked . Now 3 more cases to go. He should go to prison
— johnny carey (@johnny_11carey) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/_RomanElite/status/698191286977880064
@adamjohnson you're a sick sick man you need help
— Adam (@MoSalahdam) March 2, 2015
Goodbye @AdamJohnson 😂 https://t.co/sG3Ss5TNcr
— K. (@thekrishtening) February 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/64_bit_hero/status/697394425937465344
The dirty nonce @adamjohnson plays football at weekend earning thousand and then pleads guilty to grooming and underage sex omg
— amanda whaley 🙏🏻⚽️ (@amandawhaley4) February 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/DeoMomburi/status/697887755263725569
https://twitter.com/JEMadd/status/697408505343578112
