article_snippet.sent: Charged with four offences: Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson arrives to answer bail at Peterlee police station in County Durham yesterday .
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson, 27, who plays in the Premier League for Sunderland and has represented his country 12 times, faces a lengthy jail term if his is convicted.
article_snippet.sent: Johnson, the father of a three-month-old daughter, has been accused of three offences of sexual activity with a child under 16 and one of grooming.
article_snippet.sent: Gerry Wareham, of the Crown Prosecution Service, announced the decision to charge Johnson.
article_snippet.sent: Johnson (left, with long-time girlfriend Stacey Flounders, and right, in a match against Newcastle United on April 5) became a father for the first time on January 8 when Johnson (left, with long-time girlfriend Stacey Flounders, and right, in a match against Newcastle United on April 5) girlfriend Stacey Flounders, 25, gave birth to Johnson (left, with long-time girlfriend Stacey Flounders, and right, in a match against Newcastle United on April 5) daughter Ayla Sofia.
highlights_snippet.sent: 27-year-old answered bail at police station in County Durham yesterday .
  