Adam Johnson, the Sunderland and England footballer, has pleaded guilty to two child s3x charges involving a 15-year-old girl.
The Premier League star, who has been capped by England on 12 occasions, admitted the charges but will stand trial on a further two alleged offences.
The 28-year-old arrived at Bradford Crown Court this morning with his girlfriend Stacey Flounders, 26.
He was arrested in March last year.
The alleged offences took place in the early weeks of 2015 when Miss Flounders was heavily pregnant with the couple’s first child.
The charges related to a period between December 30 2014 and February 26 2015. Miss Flounders gave birth on January 24.
Following his arrest she vowed to stand by the £50,000 a week winger.
His last appearance for the Black Cats was in the weekend’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, in which he scored.
- Telegraph