Adam Johnson’s sister tweets 'count down' until paedophile brother's release from prison

Adam Johnson was jailed in February 2016
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Olivia Tobin5 September 2018
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The sister of shamed football star Adam Johnson has tweeted to say her brother’s release date is imminent.

Faye Johnson took to social media to express her excitement that paedophile, former Sunderland player Johnson would be released in six months.

The 31-year-old was found guilty in February 2016 of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old Sunderland fan, and has been serving a sentence at HMP Moorland, near Doncaster.

Following the scandal, Johnson was dropped from Sunderland, his endorsement with Adidas was terminated and he was removed from FIFA 16.

Johnson, pictured during his arrest
Durham Police

Miss Johnson said “the count down is on” until her brother returned.

She tweeted: “The count down is on till my brother is home. Six months to go.”

Miss Johnson, who has over 4,000 followers, had tweeted an image of her son and spoke about how his milestone of entering a new school year marked a passing of time to wait.

Johnson arriving to court during his trial(Owen Humphreys/PA )
Owen Humphreys/PA

During Johnson’s prison sentence, the ex-footballer received more notoriety when a video of him in prison emerged.

Footage leaked appeared to show Johnson talking to fellow inmates about his conviction and how he believed his sentence may have been lengthened because he was a professional footballer.

Johnson, before his sentence, had played for Leeds United, Watford, Manchester City and Sunderland.

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