Adam Johnson’s career can reasonably be written off as over, after he was handed a six year jail term for grooming a 15 year old girl for s*x.
Johnson was found guilty on a charge of s*xual touching of a minor, although he was cleared of a more serious charge of having s*xual activity with the 15 year old girl.
Trial judge Jonathan Rose handed the sentence down Thursday, telling the 28 year old former England International that the girl involved had suffered “suffered severe psychological harm”
She had also received abusive messages on social media from supposed Johnson fans.
Adam Johnson had denied any s*xual activity with the girl, only admitting to kissing her in his Range Rover. But the girl told the court that he put his hands down her pants, and let her fellate him.
He was cleared of the oral s*x charge, but was convicted on charges of grooming a minor for s*x as well as s*xual touching.
The judge said Johnson had abused the trust a starstruck fan bestowed on him, and had intended having intercourse with the girl despite knowing she was a minor.
Johnson has played for Middlesborough and Manchester City in a relatively modest career, and was a player for Sunderland when this occurred. He has played twelve times for England, scoring two goals.