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| Adam Johnson verdict: Footballer guilty of one count of sexual activity with child and cleared of another | |
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| Adam Johnson has been found guilty of sexual activity with a child but cleared of another count of the same offence. | 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 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 but returned to give a majority 10-2 verdict finding Johnson guilty of the second count of sexual activity with a minor relating to digital penetration. | They cleared the 28-year-old England footballer of having oral sex with the 15-year-old but returned to give a majority 10-2 verdict finding Johnson guilty of the second count of sexual activity with a minor relating to digital penetration. |
| The judge told Johnson a custodial sentence was almost an inevitable outcome. He faces anything from four to 10 years in prison. | The judge told Johnson a custodial sentence was almost an inevitable outcome. He faces anything from four to 10 years in prison. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Johnson previously admitted grooming the girl and one count of sexual activity with a child on the first day of his trial. | 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. | 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 - a 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. |
| Johnson will returned to court to be sentenced at a later date after Judge Jonathan Rose told him imprisonment was an "almost inevitable outcome". | Johnson will returned to court to be sentenced at a later date after Judge Jonathan Rose told him imprisonment was an "almost inevitable outcome". |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |