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Adam Johnson trial: Former England and Sunderland footballer found not guilty of one count of sexual activity with child Adam Johnson: Footballer found guilty of one count of sexual activity with child and cleared of another
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Adam Johnson has been found not guilty on one count of sexual activity with a child. Adam Johnson has been found guilty of sexual activity with a child but cleared of another count of the same offence.
The jury at Bradford Crown Court had been deliberating since Tuesday lunchtime and returned with a verdict exactly a year after Johnson was initially arrested. The jury at Bradford Crown Court had been deliberating since Tuesday lunchtime and returned with a verdict exactly a year after Johnson was arrested.
They cleared the 28-year-old England footballer of having oral sex with the 15-year-old claimant but did not reach a unanimous decision on another charge of digital penetration. They cleared the 28-year-old England footballer of having oral sex with the 15-year-old claimant but did not immediately reach a unanimous decision on another charge relating to digital penetration.
His father, Dave, sister Faye and ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders were present for the verdict and watched from the public gallery. Around half an hour later, the jury returned to give a majority 10-2 verdict finding Johnson guilty of the second count of sexual activity with a minor.
Johnson previously admitted grooming the girl and one count sexual activity with a child on the first day of his trial. His father, Dave, sister Faye and ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders were present for the verdict and watched from the public gallery as Johnson reportedly smiled as the "not guilty" finding was announced.
But the former Sunderland FC winger denied two further serious charges of sexual activity with a child. Johnson previously admitted grooming the girl and one count of sexual activity with a child on the first day of his trial.
But the former Sunderland FC winger denied two further charges of sexual activity with a child that were the subject of the jury's deliberations.
The charges arose from a meeting between Johnson and the girl in his Range Rover in County Durham in January last year.The charges arose from a meeting between Johnson and the girl in his Range Rover in County Durham in January last year.
Johnson admitted kissing the teenager but told the jury the encounter “went no further”. Johnson admitted kissing the teenager but told the jury the encounter “went no further”. 
But she told the court he “put his hands down her pants” and she performed oral sex on him - an charge of which he has now been cleared.  But she told the court he “put his hands down her pants” and she performed oral sex on him - a charge of which he has now been cleared. 
The footballer was sacked by Sunderland in February, after pleading guilty to child sex offences.The footballer was sacked by Sunderland in February, after pleading guilty to child sex offences.
Judge Jonathan Rose told the jury they must reach a unanimous verdict while sending them out on Tuesday. Johnson will returned to court to be sentenced at a later date after Judge Jonathan Rose told him imprisonment was an "almost inevitable outcome".
“When you retire, you must reach verdicts on which you are all agreed,” he added. “12-0 is the only possible score.”
Additional reporting by PAAdditional reporting by PA