A FOOTBALLER is facing jail after admitting sexual activity with an underage girl.

Tyrell Robinson, 22, of South Ockendon, admitted three vile charges against him yesterday.

Robinson is a former Bradford City footballer and has been warned he could face jail after he admitted the sex offences, one against a 14-year-old girl.

Robinson admitted engaging in sexual activity with a child,

making an indecent image of a child and distributing an indecent image of a child, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday.

He will be sentenced at a later date.

Robinson admitted engaging in sexual activity with the teenager in Bradford on August 13 2018.

He also admitted making and distributing an indecent image of a child via Snapchat on the same date.

He denied a further charge of distributing an indecent photograph of a child in December 2017, and the court heard the prosecution will not proceed with this count.

The winger, who was sacked by Bradford for gross misconduct after he was charged by police in February, arrived at court wearing a black face mask, white trainers, a dark red coat and cropped, grey, checked trousers.

He was granted bail until his sentencing and was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register before he left court.

Judge Jonathan Rose said: “Dealing with you Robinson, you pleaded guilty to all matters save the last count.

“The prosecution will not seek to try you on that count.

“Your case is now adjourned to be sentenced.”

He continued: “You must not assume that the fact that I’m adjourning sentence and granting you bail is to mean that any particular sentence will be imposed upon you.

“All options will be open to the judge who deals with your case, and that will very much include the possibility of a prison sentence.”

A second defendant, Korrie Berman, 21, also from Essex, denied

five charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child.

He will go on trial on April 12 next year.

Robinson could go to prison for several years.

Robinson is a former Bradford City footballer and has been warned he could face jail after he admitted the sex offences, one against a 14-year-old girl.

Robinson admitted engaging in sexual activity with a child,

making an indecent image of a child and distributing an indecent image of a child, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday.

He will be sentenced at a later date.

Robinson admitted engaging in sexual activity with the teenager in Bradford on August 13 2018.

He also admitted making and distributing an indecent image of a child via Snapchat on the same date.

He denied a further charge of distributing an indecent photograph of a child in December 2017, and the court heard the prosecution will not proceed with this count.

The winger, who was sacked by Bradford for gross misconduct after he was charged by police in February, arrived at court wearing a black face mask, white trainers, a dark red coat and cropped, grey, checked trousers.

He was granted bail until his sentencing and was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register before he left court.

Judge Jonathan Rose said: “Dealing with you Robinson, you pleaded guilty to all matters save the last count.

“The prosecution will not seek to try you on that count.

“Your case is now adjourned to be sentenced.”

He continued: “You must not assume that the fact that I’m adjourning sentence and granting you bail is to mean that any particular sentence will be imposed upon you.

“All options will be open to the judge who deals with your case, and that will very much include the possibility of a prison sentence.”

A second defendant, Korrie Berman, 21, also from Essex, denied

five charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a child.

He will go on trial on April 12 next year.

Robinson could go to prison for several years.

Former Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, according to Duval County court records.

He has entered the plea in writing with his attorney and has a May 20 court date. If Smith is convicted, he will face up to 15 years in prison.

The former Jaguar was arrested and charged on April 29. Images published by Vic Micolucci of WJXT that afternoon showed that a SWAT team and undercover detectives had lined what appeared to be Smith’s house and served a search warrant.

According to ESPN’s Michael DiRocco, in the warrant it’s alleged that Smith had sex multiple times with a 17-year-old girl, both at his home and in his vehicle, last August and September.

Per the report, the survivor told Smith the day they first met she had recently turned 17.

In November, a heavy police presence was seen at Smith’s home, and a black Cadillac Escalade was towed away. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office later revealed that a search warrant had been served at the home on Nov. 27, 2019, but no arrests were made. That investigation was ongoing, per Jacksonville’s First Coast News.

The arrest warrant on Smith also reportedly states that Smith offered the survivor $200 while driving her back to her car after their first alleged sexual encounter. Per the report, Smith told her not to tell anyone, fearing legal repercussions.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors, per the Duval County Jail’s website.

Smith, 29, was booked into the jail at 5:20 p.m. ET. He is being held on a $50,003 bond, and there is no court date listed. He was arrested by officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at his home in a gated community.

A law enforcement source told ESPN that Smith is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl multiple times, both at his home and in his vehicle, in August and September. The source said the girl told a friend and a family member what happened after the first encounter with Smith.

The source also said investigators found evidence in Smith’s car that linked him to the girl.

Per Florida Statute 794.05, the charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors is a second-degree felony and applies to any person age 24 or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years old.

“The Jaguars are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith,” the team said in a statement. “The club is unable to comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

This incident marked the second time in five months that there was a police presence at Smith’s home. A crime scene van spent several hours there on Nov. 28 and towed a black Cadillac Escalade registered to Smith away from the home. A source told ESPN that the police presence then was tied to the alleged incidents with the teen.

Smith was not arrested at that time.

Smith hasn’t played for the Jaguars since the 2018 season finale. He announced on social media in May 2019 that he would not play football that season, saying he needed to take time off for his family and his health. He did not attend the Jaguars’ voluntary offseason conditioning program or organized team activities and missed the mandatory three-day minicamp in June. The team put Smith on the reserve/retired list before training camp began in July.

Smith was due to make $9.75 million this season, and his contract has tolled, which means the remaining three years on the deal (he was scheduled to make $10 million in 2020 and $10.25 million in 2021) are paused but would pick up again if he were to return to the Jaguars at some point.

The Jaguars drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 2014 draft. A positive marijuana test at the NFL combine contributed to his dropping and, per league rules, placed him in the NFL’s substance abuse program.

Smith missed four games — all because of injuries — in his five seasons.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Smith has more solo tackles (441) than any other player since he entered the NFL, and his 581 total tackles rank fourth in that span. Smith has nine interceptions (three of which he returned for touchdowns) in his career.

Smith, who had a career-high 134 tackles in 2018, was a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro in 2017 as part of a Jaguars defense that finished second in the NFL in sacks and turnovers forced and led the league in pass defense. The Jaguars scored seven defensive touchdowns that season, and Smith had two, as well as another in the postseason.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ex-Jaguars player Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday. Heavily armored SWAT team officers and undercover detectives were spotted in the afternoon at his home in Queen’s Harbour.

Duval County jail records show he was booked at 5:20 p.m. and arrested on the charge of unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. Later in the evening, records show he posted $50,000 bond.

In November, investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were spotted raiding the 29-year-old’s home, towing his vehicle. Sources told News4Jax that another search warrant was issued Wednesday.

“They had enough probable cause to make an arrest based on information they received,” said News4Jax crime and safety analyst Ken Jefferson.

A statement from the Jacksonville Jaguars reads:

“The Jaguars are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith. The club is unable to comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

Smith, a fifth-round draft pick from Florida State in 2014 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2017, announced last April that he was stepping away from football to “get my world in order.”

The Jaguars fined Smith more than $88,000 for missing the team’s mandatory, three-day minicamp in June. Smith avoided future fines by filing retirement paperwork with the NFL before training camp.

Jacksonville placed him on the league’s reserve/retired list, which paused his contract and freed up a roster spot as well as $9.75 million in salary cap space in 2019. It also protected Smith from fines and NFL testing policies.

Smith has three years remaining on his current deal, which averages $10 million annually in base salary.

Smith was scheduled to go before a judge on Thursday morning.

SWAT team raids home of former Jaguars player Telvin Smith, 29, as he’s arrested for unlawful sexual activity with minors

• Telvin Smith was charged with unlawful sexual activity with minors Wednesday
• A SWAT team was pictured surrounding his Florida home at 2pm
• They cleared the home and carried out search as a crime scene investigation unit arrived
• He was booked into jail at 5.20pm and was held on $50,000 bail 
• According to a police record, the arrest pertains to an incident that took place between 10pm on August 31 and 12pm on September 1, 2019 at a residence 
• Jaguars told DailyMail.com they ‘are aware of the report involving former linebacker Telvin Smith’ and are ‘unable to comment further’
• Cops were seen at his home in November and towed his car away. It’s unclear if the incident is related

By Leah Simpson For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:34 EDT, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 29 April 2020

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A court has heard a friend of two Ulster rugby players accused of rape give his account of what happened on the night in question.

Blane McIlroy said he was involved in sexual activity with a woman at the same time as Paddy Jackson.

He insisted it was consensual.

It is the first time during the trial that the jury has heard a full account of what happened in Mr McIlroy’s own words.

Earlier on Tuesday, the court heard a tape-recording of Ulster rugby player Stuart Olding denying allegations that he raped a young woman at Paddy Jackson’s house.

‘She seemed fine’

Tape recordings of interviews Mr McIlroy gave to police two days after the alleged attack were played in court on Tuesday.

He told detectives he kissed the 19-year-old woman and became involved in sexual activity with her after coming into the bedroom where she was with Mr Jackson.

He said he later heard her say: “This isn’t like me. I usually don’t have one-night stands.”

Paddy Jackson and fellow rugby player Stuart Olding are accused of raping the same woman in Mr Jackson’s bedroom, in the early hours of 28 June 2016. They both deny rape.

They say they engaged in sexual activity with the woman but insist it was consensual.

Mr McIlroy told police that when he came into the bedroom, he did not see Mr Olding but he saw Mr Jackson and the woman.

They were both naked, he said.

“She seemed fine,” he added. “No sign to me that she was in any sort of distress or discomfort.”

Asked by police if the woman seemed embarrassed when he came in, he said: “No, no, not at all. She didn’t try to cover herself up or anything.”

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Mr McIlroy said that after chatting for a while, he started kissing the woman and she kissed him back.

He said they then engaged in sexual activity and Mr Jackson joined in.

He said: “She never once said ‘stop’ or ‘I don’t want to do this.'”

Mr McIlroy said no intercourse took place but he went out of the room to try to find a condom.

He could not find one and when he returned to the bedroom, the woman was getting dressed.

It was at this stage, Mr McIlroy said the woman said: “This isn’t like me. I usually don’t have one-night stands.”

Asked about her emotions at the time, he said she did not seem upset but may have regretted what she did.

He said that earlier in the night, in the living room of Paddy Jackson’s house, she had tried to kiss him.

‘I wasn’t forcing her’

Earlier on day 22 of the trial, audio recordings of Mr Olding’s initial police interviews were played to the jury.

It was put to him by a detective that he forced the woman to perform oral sex on him.

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He replied: “She was doing it, and I wasn’t forcing her to do it.”

The interviews took place at Musgrave Street PSNI station in Belfast on the evening of 30 June 2016 – two days after the alleged rapes.

The woman claims Mr Jackson raped her first and that when Mr Olding came into the bedroom, she said: “Please no, not him as well.”

Mr Olding said he did not hear her say that.

‘Held her hand out’

In his first police interview after being arrested, he said the woman held her hand out to him.

Mr Olding said that he was only in the bedroom a relatively short period of time, then left and slept elsewhere in the house.

He later discussed the night’s events with Mr Jackson.

“We just talked about what happened,” Mr Olding said.

“We were pretty hung over. We were drunk when it was happening.”

He said both men had oral sex with the woman, but neither had sexual intercourse.

Mr Olding said that before the night in question, he had never met the young woman at the centre of the case and knew nothing about her.

The woman claims Mr McIlroy came into the bedroom naked at one stage.

Mr Olding said he did not recall that happening.

After his initial police interviews, Mr Olding was questioned again by police on 4 October 2016.

He replied “no comment” to all of the questions asked.

His solicitor told police Mr Olding’s recollection of what happened had not changed and he had gone into as much detail as he could during the previous interviews.

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The jury now consists of eight men and three women, after a jury member took ill and was discharged.

The trial has now entered its fifth week and the jury has been told it is likely to last seven weeks.

The jury has been told by Judge Patricia Smyth to wait until they hear all of the evidence in the case before coming to any final conclusions.

Mr Jackson, 26, from Belfast’s Oakleigh Park, is charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. He denies the charges.

Mr Olding, 24, from Ardenlee Street, Belfast, is also charged with rape. He too denies the charge.

Blane McIlroy, 26, of Royal Lodge Road, Belfast, is charged with one count of exposure. He denies the charge.

Rory Harrison, 25, of Manse Road, Belfast is charged with perverting the course of justice and withholding information. He denies the charge.

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A court has heard a friend of two Ulster rugby players accused of rape give his account of what happened on the night in question.

Blane McIlroy said he was involved in sexual activity with a woman at the same time as Paddy Jackson.

He insisted it was consensual.

It is the first time during the trial that the jury has heard a full account of what happened in Mr McIlroy’s own words.

Earlier on Tuesday, the court heard a tape-recording of Ulster rugby player Stuart Olding denying allegations that he raped a young woman at Paddy Jackson’s house.

‘She seemed fine’

Tape recordings of interviews Mr McIlroy gave to police two days after the alleged attack were played in court on Tuesday.

He told detectives he kissed the 19-year-old woman and became involved in sexual activity with her after coming into the bedroom where she was with Mr Jackson.

He said he later heard her say: “This isn’t like me. I usually don’t have one-night stands.”

Paddy Jackson and fellow rugby player Stuart Olding are accused of raping the same woman in Mr Jackson’s bedroom, in the early hours of 28 June 2016. They both deny rape.

They say they engaged in sexual activity with the woman but insist it was consensual.

Mr McIlroy told police that when he came into the bedroom, he did not see Mr Olding but he saw Mr Jackson and the woman.

They were both naked, he said.

“She seemed fine,” he added. “No sign to me that she was in any sort of distress or discomfort.”

Asked by police if the woman seemed embarrassed when he came in, he said: “No, no, not at all. She didn’t try to cover herself up or anything.”

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Mr McIlroy said that after chatting for a while, he started kissing the woman and she kissed him back.

He said they then engaged in sexual activity and Mr Jackson joined in.

He said: “She never once said ‘stop’ or ‘I don’t want to do this.'”

Mr McIlroy said no intercourse took place but he went out of the room to try to find a condom.

He could not find one and when he returned to the bedroom, the woman was getting dressed.

It was at this stage, Mr McIlroy said the woman said: “This isn’t like me. I usually don’t have one-night stands.”

Asked about her emotions at the time, he said she did not seem upset but may have regretted what she did.

He said that earlier in the night, in the living room of Paddy Jackson’s house, she had tried to kiss him.

‘I wasn’t forcing her’

Earlier on day 22 of the trial, audio recordings of Mr Olding’s initial police interviews were played to the jury.

It was put to him by a detective that he forced the woman to perform oral sex on him.

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He replied: “She was doing it, and I wasn’t forcing her to do it.”

The interviews took place at Musgrave Street PSNI station in Belfast on the evening of 30 June 2016 – two days after the alleged rapes.

The woman claims Mr Jackson raped her first and that when Mr Olding came into the bedroom, she said: “Please no, not him as well.”

Mr Olding said he did not hear her say that.

‘Held her hand out’

In his first police interview after being arrested, he said the woman held her hand out to him.

Mr Olding said that he was only in the bedroom a relatively short period of time, then left and slept elsewhere in the house.

He later discussed the night’s events with Mr Jackson.

“We just talked about what happened,” Mr Olding said.

“We were pretty hung over. We were drunk when it was happening.”

He said both men had oral sex with the woman, but neither had sexual intercourse.

Mr Olding said that before the night in question, he had never met the young woman at the centre of the case and knew nothing about her.

The woman claims Mr McIlroy came into the bedroom naked at one stage.

Mr Olding said he did not recall that happening.

After his initial police interviews, Mr Olding was questioned again by police on 4 October 2016.

He replied “no comment” to all of the questions asked.

His solicitor told police Mr Olding’s recollection of what happened had not changed and he had gone into as much detail as he could during the previous interviews.

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Ill juror

The jury now consists of eight men and three women, after a jury member took ill and was discharged.

The trial has now entered its fifth week and the jury has been told it is likely to last seven weeks.

The jury has been told by Judge Patricia Smyth to wait until they hear all of the evidence in the case before coming to any final conclusions.

Mr Jackson, 26, from Belfast’s Oakleigh Park, is charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. He denies the charges.

Mr Olding, 24, from Ardenlee Street, Belfast, is also charged with rape. He too denies the charge.

Blane McIlroy, 26, of Royal Lodge Road, Belfast, is charged with one count of exposure. He denies the charge.

Rory Harrison, 25, of Manse Road, Belfast is charged with perverting the course of justice and withholding information. He denies the charge.