Thirty-one-year old Johnson was given a six-year stretch after being found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl in February 2016.
The former England football
star Adam Johnson is reportedly set to be released from prison later this
month, having served half of a six-year sentence.Judge Jonathan Rose, who presided over the case, said at the time that Johnson used his 'celebrity status' to carry out his 'calculated, considered and carefully orchestrated' abuse.
He added that it caused the
victim 'severe psychological harm'.
The Sun has reported that
he has an expected release date of 22 March, almost three-years to the day of
him being sentenced. Inmates can usually expect to serve half of their sentence
inside and the other half on licence, assuming they behave themselves while
inside.
Taking to Twitter in
January his sister Faye - who has spoken out in support of the footballer in
the past - posted: "I can finally say my brother is home this year."
In April last year Faye
shared a photo of Adam holding her little boy on Twitter with the caption:
"Seven years ago the most adorable little boy came into my life! Happy
birthday Lucas. This time next year uncle Adam will be celebrating with
us."
And it looks as though this
might be the case, if the reports are to be believed.
Unconfirmed reports claim
the former Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Manchester City winger will move back
to the area he used to live.
Johnson will remain on the
sex offenders register for the rest of his life.
Following his sentencing in
March 2016, Johnson launched an appeal, with his lawyers arguing that he was
given 'too harsh a sentence as he was famous'. However, he lost appeals to have
his conviction overturned and his sentence cut.
He is currently being held
at HMP Moorland near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Reports from last year claimed
Johnson might be eyeing up a move to the Chinese Super League.
Micky Gray, another former
Sunderland player, told talkSPORT that he thinks Johnson would find it 'really,
really difficult' to be accepted into the 'dressing room' of a UK club.
He said: "Would he be
accepted back into that dressing room, not just by myself but by the rest of
the teammates? I think that would be really, really hard.
"It could happen, but
again I think you'd have to ask Adam that question himself, whether he wants to
get back into the game.
"He's got age on his
side if he wants to do that. How much desire he's got to want to put his
football boots back on and play for maybe another three or four seasons?"
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