Convicted sex offender Adam Johnson will no longer appear in Football Manager 2016 and PES 2016, it has been confirmed.

The former Sunderland winger was found guilty of sexual activity with a girl aged 15 earlier this week.

A Konami representative told Digital Spy that the former Sunderland player would be removed from online modes next week, before being permanently deleted as part of the March update.

"He will be removed in the March update," a spokesperson told us. "In online modes, he will be removed next week."

Meanwhile, Sega confirmed that Johnson has already been taken out of Football Manager 2016.

The news comes after EA Sports admitted that it had been unable to remove Johnson from FIFA 16.

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Developers tried to take Johnson out of the game, but were unable to do so because of technical issues.

"We released a team update last month to remove Adam Johnson; however due to technical issues it is not possible to delete him from everyone's version," an EA spokesperson said.

Johnson was sacked by Sunderland FC after pleading guilty to two criminal charges, one of sexual activity with a child and one of child grooming.

Currently awaiting sentencing, Johnson has been told to expect "significant" jail time by the judge presiding over the case.

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