Overview
- Coote previously pleaded guilty on October 14 at Nottingham Crown Court to making a Category A indecent image of a child dated January 2, 2020.
- Nottinghamshire Police said the case followed recovery of a relevant video file in February 2025.
- He remains on conditional bail that bars unsupervised contact with under-18s and living at any address where minors reside.
- Judge Nirmal Shant KC adjourned Thursday’s planned sentencing after deciding the hearing should proceed with counsel present in court.
- The former referee was dismissed by PGMOL in December 2024 over a separate video about Jürgen Klopp and was banned by UEFA after another video from Euro 2024.