"Coote appeared in Nottingham magistrates court on Thursday, having been charged on 12 August in relation to a video recovered by police officers in February. The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos. The 43-year-old attended court in a navy suit and spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and to enter his plea."
"The games Coote has refereed include 112 in the Premier League, 143 in the Championship and 30 in the FA Cup, as well as four international friendlies. Coote was sacked by the English refereeing body Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) last December after a video surfaced in which he made comments about the then Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp. Coote came out as gay in January of this year, saying he had hidden his sexuality owing to fears of the abuse he would receive if it were public knowledge."
David Coote has pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child after being charged on 12 August over a video recovered by police in February. The charge covers downloading, sharing or saving abusive photos or videos and is classified as a category A offence. The 43-year-old attended Nottingham magistrates court in a navy suit, confirmed his name and date of birth, and entered his plea. Coote was sacked by the PGMO last December after a video surfaced with comments about Jurgen Klopp. He came out as gay in January, saying he had hidden his sexuality because of fear of abuse. He was granted conditional bail and will appear at Nottingham crown court on 9 October for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
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