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Footballer admits child sex charge Sunderland's Adam Johnson admits child sex charge
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Footballer Adam Johnson pleads guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child, denies two other charges Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child, but denied two other charges.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Appearing at Bradford Crown Court, the 28-year-old admitted one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The winger, who has played 12 times for England, denies two charges of sexual activity with a girl aged under 16.
Mr Johnson, from Castle Eden, County Durham, was arrested in March 2015.
Born in Sunderland, he began his career at Middlesbrough before moving to Manchester City and then to Sunderland for £10m in 2012.