Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child.

The ex-official, aged 43 and from Collingham, is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Sept. 11.

The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.

The allegation relates to a video recovered by officers from Nottinghamshire Police in February, the force said.

Coote was charged on Aug. 12 and is on conditional bail.

Nottinghamsire Police have confirmed the charges to ESPN.

Coote was sacked by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in December after a video of abusive comments he had made about former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp in 2020 came to light.

He was also b

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