Adam Johnson is facing up to 10 years in prison

England footballer Adam Johnson is
facing up to 10 years in prison after being found
guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child.



Jurors at Bradford Crown Court convicted the
former Sunderland FC winger by a majority of
10-2 after Judge Jonathan Rose said he would
accept a majority verdict.

The 28-year-old admitted grooming a 15-year-old
girl and sexual activity with the teenager, relating
to kissing her in his Range Rover, but denied the
two more serious charges of sexual activity with a
child – one involving oral sex and another
involving digital penetration.

He was cleared of the oral sex charge this
afternoon.

The charges against him arose from a meeting
between Johnson and the girl in his car in County
Durham on January 30 last year.
Judge Rose said a custodial sentence is ‘the
almost inevitable outcome’ but granted Johnson
bail until the hearing, which will be held at a later
date.

There was no obvious reaction to the verdict from
Johnson, who was sitting in the dock with two
security guards.