adam johnson , 27 , who plays in the premier league for sunderland and has represented his country 12 times , faces a lengthy jail term if he is convicted .
the £ 10million winger was arrested seven weeks ago and learnt his fate during an arranged appointment at peterlee police station , durham .
johnson , the father of a three-month-old daughter , has been accused of three offences of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl .