•     England winger had admitted grooming the 15-year-old girl and kissing her when they met in his car last year

•     He's now been found guilty of putting his hand down the girl's trousers and faces a maximum 10-year sentence

•     Jurors acquitted the footballer of one further count relating to the girl's claims she performed oral sex him

•     Sunderland have issued a statement refuting Johnson's claims that he told them in May he'd groomed the girl

•     His victim said the past 12 months have been 'the worst year of her life' as she endured horrific taunts and abuse

   

   Adam Johnson has been found guilty of sexually touching a 15-year-old girl after grooming her online and meeting her in his car.
  
  He has been cleared of a second charge relating to the girl's claims she performed oral sex on him.
  
  The judge has said a prison sentence is 'almost inevitable' and set a maximum sentence for the charges at 10 years.
  
  Just before he left the dock, Judge Jonathan Rose told Johnson that being released on bail meant he could get his 'affairs in order'.
  
  He said: 'You can say goodbye to your daughter. A prison sentence will mean you will not see her for some time.'
  
  The England winger had already admitted grooming the girl and kissing her as they sat in the front seats of his black Range Rover Sport on January 30 last year. But he denied the 'passionate kiss' led to anything further.
  
  Johnson's denial of the charge meant the young victim was put through two gruelling days of cross-examination last month, during which she regularly broke down in tears.
  
  In a emotional statement released after the verdicts, Johnson's victim said the build-up to the trial has been 'the hardest year of my life'
  
  She said: 'I've had to face so much abuse after he claimed his innocence. I was made out to be a liar, if anything, I held things back because I didn't want all of this to come out.
  
  'What happened in his car has turned my life upside down. I have lost all of my confidence. My school work has suffered.
  
  'There are people out there who have made assumptions about me and that alone has been hard to deal with. I have been unable to defend myself publically.
  
  'The gossip on social media and hearing all of the horrible names that people have been calling me has been devastating to me, my friends and my family.'
  
  After the jury gave their verdicts this afternoon, Judge Rose said his preliminary view was that the case falls into the category of a prison sentence between four to 10 years.
  
  The judge said: 'The defendant must understand there is a very high probability of a significant custodial sentence.'
  
  Johnson was bailed until he is sentence in two to three weeks time. The judge ordered he be under a curfew from 7pm until 7am. Explaining his bail conditions, the judge said Johnson would be 'well advised to stay well aware from social media'.
  
  Adam Johnson has been found guilty of sexually touching a 15-year-old girl after grooming her online and meeting her in his car.
  He has been cleared of a second charge relating to the girl's claims she performed oral sex on him. 
  The judge has said a prison sentence is 'almost inevitable' and set a maximum sentence for the charges at 10 years.
  Just before he left the dock, Judge Jonathan Rose told Johnson that being released on bail meant he could get his 'affairs in order'.
  He said: 'You can say goodbye to your daughter. A prison sentence will mean you will not see her for some time.'
  The England winger had already admitted grooming the girl and kissing her as they sat in the front seats of his black Range Rover Sport on January 30 last year. But he denied the 'passionate kiss' led to anything further.
  Johnson's denial of the charge meant the young victim was put through two gruelling days of cross-examination last month, during which she regularly broke down in tears. 
  In a emotional statement released after the verdicts, Johnson's victim said the build-up to the trial has been 'the hardest year of my life'
  She said: 'I've had to face so much abuse after he claimed his innocence. I was made out to be a liar, if anything, I held things back because I didn't want all of this to come out.
  'What happened in his car has turned my life upside down. I have lost all of my confidence. My school work has suffered.
  'There are people out there who have made assumptions about me and that alone has been hard to deal with. I have been unable to defend myself publically.
  'The gossip on social media and hearing all of the horrible names that people have been calling me has been devastating to me, my friends and my family.'
  After the jury gave their verdicts this afternoon, Judge Rose said his preliminary view was that the case falls into the category of a prison sentence between four to 10 years.
  The judge said: 'The defendant must understand there is a very high probability of a significant custodial sentence.'
  Johnson was bailed until he is sentence in two to three weeks time. The judge ordered he be under a curfew from 7pm until 7am. Explaining his bail conditions, the judge said Johnson would be 'well advised to stay well aware from social media'.