Former AFC Wimbledon managing director Danny Macklin has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association.
Previously reported by The Times, Macklin had been secretly recorded in his office allegedly making offensive comments to a female colleague.
Macklin stepped down from his role on September 8 before the allegations, for which he later apologised on X, were made public.
Following an FA investigation, Macklin has been charged for a breach of FA rule E3 and has until Wednesday December 6 to respond to the charge.
An FA spokesperson said: "Danny Macklin has been charged with a breach of FA rule E3 for misconduct while he was employed as the managing director of AFC Wimbledon.
"It's alleged that Danny Macklin breached FA rule E3.1 by using abusive and/or insulting and/or threatening language in reference to a female member of AFC Wimbledon's staff.
"It's further alleged that this constitutes an 'aggravated breach', which is defined In FA rule E3.2 as the language included a reference - whether expressed or implied - to gender."
Macklin, who was previously chief executive at Leyton Orient, declined to discuss his behaviour when contacted by the Times once the allegations emerged, saying: “For legal reasons I make no comment.”
