Adam Johnson will need treatment for his "compulsive drive to have new sexual experiences", a judge has said.

Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan after a judge was told he was also arrested for possessing extreme pornography.

Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan.

The former England footballer Adam Johnson has been sentenced to 6 years in jail for grooming and sexual activity with a child

Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne has resigned in the wake of the Adam Johnson child sex abuse case admitting "a serious error of judgement".

Disgraced ex-England footballer, Adam Johnson, may be locked up in a top-security prison with notorious child-killers, Ian Huntley and Levi Bellfield.

Pressure is mounting on the Black Cats to explain what they knew and when.

Update 4.48pm: Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child but was cleared on a second count today.

The judge in the trial of former Sunderland FC footballer Adam Johnson has begun summing up the case.

The judge said the prosecution's case is that Johnson "has lied to his girlfriend, to police and to the court".

The girlfriend of England footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury that they have now split up and said he had admitted cheating on her with “quite a few” women.

England footballer Adam Johnson and Stacey Flounders, the mother of his daughter, have broken up, a UK court has heard today.

Former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has told a court that it was his father who received a phone call telling him his contract at the club had been terminated.

Adam Johnson has denied that worries about losing his football career and salary prevented him from entering an earlier guilty plea to grooming and kissing a 15-year-old girl.

"I had all these thoughts going through my mind about everything. To name a couple, my career, my family, I was in turmoil."

The 28-year-old former Sunderland winger has admitted grooming and kissing the teenager.

Johnson told officers he was "stupid" and he "should have known better", a jury has heard.

The jury in the trial of footballer Adam Johnson has been shown a photograph of the England player's "groin area".

The court heard that Johnson and the girl began communicating on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and the footballer allegedly set up a second Snapchat account so his girlfriend would not discover his activities.

A teenage girl has told a jury how her best friend was “excited” after she had a sexual encounter with England footballer Adam Johnson in his car.

A teenage girl has described how she met up with England footballer Adam Johnson for a “thank you kiss and more” after he signed football shirts for her.

Johnson, 28, denies two counts of sexual activity with the girl, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged incident.

Manager Sam Allardyce confirmed Johnson's omission from the squad at his pre-match press conference

England footballer Adam Johnson has pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming.

Sunderland star Adam Johnson walked with his partner into court where he faced three offences of sexual activity with a girl under 16 and one of grooming.

Sunderland are yet to comment on the news that winger Adam Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child under 16 and one of grooming.

Footballer Adam Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child under 16 and one of grooming.

Footballer Adam Johnson has been charged with three offences of sexual activity with a child under 16 and one of grooming.

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is to return to training after the club lifted his suspension.

England footballer Adam Johnson has been bailed until the middle of the month after police arrested him on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16.

England footballer Adam Johnson has been bailed until the middle of the month after police arrested him on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16.

England international Adam Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16, sources said.

Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16, sources have said.