Byrne resigns as Sunderland CEO
Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne has resigned in the wake of Adam Johnson’s conviction on child sex offences. Johnson was found guilty on one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl last week and had already admitted to one less serious charge and grooming. While Sunderland said they were shocked by Johnson changing his plea to guilty on the two lesser charges, questions lingered as to what the Premier League club knew following his first police interview in May 2015.
