An employee of Sunderland AFC has been arrested on suspicion of the sexual grooming of a boy but released under investigation pending further inquiries.
A spokesman for Northumbria police said: “Police have arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of meeting a male under the age of 16 following sexual grooming.”
A spokeswoman for the League One club said: “We were made aware of allegations pertaining to a member of staff. We reported the matter to police immediately and the individual in question was suspended.”
Sunderland will make no further comment until the police investigation has been concluded.
