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Adam Johnson guilty of child sex charge

Former England footballer Adam Johnson was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child but was cleared on a second count.

Jurors at Bradford Crown Court convicted the former Sunderland AFC winger by a majority of 10-2 after Judge Jonathan Rose said he would accept a majority verdict.

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 of sexual activity with a child.

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North East charity speak out after Adam Johnson sentencing

Nicky Harkin, CEO of Arch North East (Rape and Sexual Abuse Counseling & Advisory Service) has spoken to ITV Tyne Tees in the light of the Adam Johnson sentencing.

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