FIFA has suspended one of their employees, Jack Edward Coles, after he was arrested on charges of underage sex while on a work trip in Miami.
According to the Miami Herald, Coles was detained at a hotel near FIFA's offices in the Coral Gables neighborhood last Friday by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations
The 39-year-old Briton is alleged to have met a 14-year-old boy through a dating app last October.
Coles allegedly tried to meet with the teenager again last week.
The boy reportedly lied to the FIFA staffer he was 16 and was later in contact with federal investigators.
"FIFA is aware of ongoing legal proceedings in Miami," a FIFA statement said.
"The alleged offenses are serious and of a personal matter with no link to his work at FIFA.
"The individual has been suspended with immediate effect and until further notice from all duties. FIFA has no further comment at this stage."
Coles is a project leader with FIFA Sound, the department in charge of music for the world football body's events and broadcasts.
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