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24th Mar 2016

Further Details Have Been Revealed About Adam Johnson Following His Conviction For Child Sex Offences

Cathy Donohue

Earlier today, Adam Johnson was sentenced to six years in jail for sexual activity with a child.

The former Sunderland footballer was accused and convicted of carrying out a sex act with the 15-year-old schoolgirl in January of last year.

He had pleaded guilty to grooming a 15-year-old girl and one charge of sexual activity with her, but denied two further charges of sexual activity with a child.

According to JOE.ie, Judge Jonathan Rose made the point that Johnson had no remorse because he still denied “the most serious offence”.

Following the sentence, more information has emerged courtesy of Josh Halliday, a journalist for The Guardian.

Halliday has been following the trial from the beginning and today he took to Twitter to share the below information: