Ex-Premier League referee Coote denies child indecent image charge

Former Premier League referee David Coote pleaded not blameworthy to making an indecent representation of a kid astatine a tribunal proceeding connected Thursday.

The 43-year-old appeared astatine Nottingham Magistrates’ Court charged implicit allegations relating to a video recovered by constabulary successful February.

Coote, who wore a navy suit, sat astatine the backmost of the tribunal and spoke lone to corroborate his sanction and day of commencement and to participate his plea during the 18-minute hearing.

The complaint of making an indecent representation of a kid refers to activities specified arsenic downloading, sharing oregon redeeming maltreatment photos oregon videos.

The erstwhile referee was granted conditional bail by District Judge Gillian Young and was told to look astatine Nottingham Crown Court connected October 9.

Coote was sacked from his officiating relation successful December aft a video showing him making derogatory remarks astir erstwhile Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp successful 2020 came to light.

He was besides banned from officiating by European governing assemblage UEFA until June 2026 aft a antithetic video emerged of him snorting a achromatic pulverization done a slope enactment portion successful Germany for Euro 2024.

In a January interview, Coote came retired arsenic cheery and said his conflict to fell his sexuality had contributed to atrocious choices.

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