Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his six-year sentence for grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a teenage fan, court officials have said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England winger was jailed last month after he was convicted of sexual activity with a 15-year-old following a trial at Bradford […]
Footballer Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a child, a court official has said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England man was jailed for six years after grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. He was jailed last week at […]
Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. Johnson, 28, showed no emotion as he was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court by Judge Jonathan Rose. The former Sunderland and Manchester City winger was found guilty of sexual […]
The victim of former England footballer Adam Johnson suffered “severe psychological harm” because of his actions, a court has heard. Johnson is facing a “substantial prison sentence” after he was found guilty of one offence of sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan by a jury earlier this month. The […]
The sister of former England footballer Adam Johnson has said she will not be in court to see him jailed today because “I just don’t want him to see the pain in my eyes”. Faye Johnson used a Facebook page dedicated to supporting the former Sunderland winger to say she […]
Adam Johnson has had his sentence date confirmed. The former England footballer will be sentenced on March 24 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old fan and grooming the teenager. The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger admitted kissing the girl in his car and grooming her with hundreds of social media messages. After […]
The Chief Executive of Sunderland AFC has acknowledged a “serious error of judgement” in relation to Adam Johnson. The Board of Sunderland AFC accepted the resignation of CEO Margaret Byrne yesterday (Tuesday, March 8). In her role as CEO, she was responsible for the running of the club but was also accountable for […]
Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old and cleared of another. 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 […]
Former Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old and cleared of another. Johnson has been told there is a “very high probability” he will be jailed for a “significant” length of time after being convicted of one count of sexual […]
The judge in the trial of Ex-Sunderland footballer, Adam Johnson, has begun summing up the case. The former Sunderland winger is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The 28-year-old, from Castle Eden in County Durham, pleaded guilty to charges of […]