FIFA staffer arrested in alleged underage sex case

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A staffer at FIFA has reportedly been arrested in Miami on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip from Zurich.

"FIFA is aware of ongoing legal proceedings in Miami in relation to a private matter of a person that is employed by FIFA," the world soccer body said in a statement Wednesday. "FIFA has no further comment at this stage."

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The Miami Herald reported Jack Coles was detained Friday by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations at a hotel near FIFA's offices in the Coral Gables neighborhood.

Coles is a project leader with FIFA Sound, the department that organizes music for the soccer body's events and broadcasts.

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