Adam Johnson Found Guilty Of Sexual Activity With A Child

Former Sunderland player Adam Johnson have being found guilty of sexual activity with a child and has been warned that he faces a significant jail term. The jury at Bradford Crown Court cleared the 28years old on one count of sexual activity with a child, but found him guilty on another on a majority verdict of 10-2. Johnson has said he will appeal the guilty verdict.

Johnson earlier admitted charges of grooming a 15-year-old girl and sexual activity with the teenager, relating to kissing her, but denied the two more serious charges of sexual activity with a child. The charges arose from a meeting between Johnson and the girl in his car in County Durham on January 30 last year.

Judge Jonathan Rose said his preliminary view was that the case falls into the category of a five-year prison sentence with a range of four to 10 years. He said: “The defendant must understand there is a very high probability of a significant custodial sentence”. The England international is expected to be sentenced in two to three weeks and has been bailed in the meantime.

There was no obvious reaction to the verdict from Johnson, who was sitting in the dock with two security guards. He looked at the jury with no expression as they left the court.