Adam Johnson has been told by a judge to expect a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of sexual activity with a 15 year old girl.
The former England international pleaded guilty to one count of child grooming and another of sexual activity with a child – then later found guilty of a further count of sexual activity with a child during a Bradford Crown Court trial.
He could face a maximum of 10 years in jail for the child sex crimes against the teenage fan.
Johnson was also sacked from Sunderland FC when he first lodged a guilty plea to some of the charges and lost a sponsorship deal with Adidas.
But the 28-year-old winger is still a playable character on the FIFA 16 game and can still be signed for a club by players.
The Sun report that moves have been made by makers of the game to remove Johnson – but have failed to completely wipe him from the system.
EA Games issues a weekly software update to reflect transfers and players’ real life performances on the game.
But Johnson is still yet to be totally deleted from the gme which has sold more than 2.5m copies in the UK.
“Johnson should be removed from FIFA 16,” Gabrielle Shaw, CEO of National Association for People Abused in Childhood, said.
“This game is played by millions of children a day, so EA games has a responsibility to act.
“Johnson was chosen for his appeal to children and his hero status and he has wrecked both himself.”
“This game is played by millions of children a day, so EA games has a responsibility to act.
“Johnson was chosen for his appeal to children and his hero status and he has wrecked both himself.”
Fans on Twitter had their say on the matter too…
I Wonder As #FIFA16 Took Adam Johnson Out Of The Game When The Game Get Updated …
— James Abbott (@James_Abbott7) March 2, 2016
Trying To Delete Adam Johnson from my #FIFA16 @EASPORTSFIFA @SunderlandAFC 👊
— Son of Man (@1Dope_Shady) February 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/kieranthekiz/status/705173808500633600
When Adam Johnson paedophile is on the ball, its worth a red for trying to snap him #FIFA16 pic.twitter.com/4orskToqNT
— George Boothroyd (@boovy100490) March 1, 2016
EA Games say that an update was made to delete Johnson from the game but a technical issues means that it may still appear on some players’ versions. Users should install the latest update on the game.
An EA Sports spokesman said: “Adam Johnson has been removed from the Active Rosters of both Sunderland and England in FIFA 16. We’re working to remove him from other modes within the game as soon as possible.”
