Adam Johnson jailed for six years for child sex offences
Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
Adam Johnson jailed for six years for child sex offence
Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years at Bradford Crown Court for engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.
Johnson, 28, showed no emotion as he was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court by Judge Jonathan Rose.
Johnson has also been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register and ordered to pay £50,000 costs of the prosecutions £67,132 case.
The former Sunderland and Manchester City winger was found guilty of sexual activity with the teenager following an incident in his Range Rover in County Durham last year.
He admitted another charge of sexual activity with a child and grooming the girl.
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