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Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to a single charge of making one category A indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning to face the hearing.
He has been charged that on January 2, 2020, he made one indecent image of a child of category A. It is considered the most serious category and typically shows young children being raped or sexually abused by adults.
He appeared in court 15 and was the first case of the day to be heard. His defence team made an attempt to prevent his address from being made public, but it was rejected.
Ben Payne, prosecuting, claimed the issue was first raised after a third party had examined Coote's phones during an FA investigation. He said: "Two conversations that were of concern appeared to indicate Mr Coote had a sexual interest in children."
Before leaving the court, Coote was reminded his bail conditions mean he should have no contact with any child under the age of 18 or live at an address where an under 18 is residing.
Coote will now face trial at Nottingham Crown Court on October 9, having originally been charged on August 12 following an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police and has been on conditional bail since.
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It comes after Coote was sacked last December by the PGMOL following a leaked video where he appears to make derogatory comments about former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. The ex-referee was charged by the FA for the same offence in June earlier this year.
Coote was said to have fallen foul of the FA's rules for an 'aggravated breach' following his comments surrounding Klopp's nationality. The FA also said Coote would face no further action regarding allegations of gambling misconduct following a full investigation - claims he strenuously denied.
Coote was later banned by European football's governing body, UEFA, after a different video emerged of him snorting white powder. It's claimed to have been taken in a hotel room while Coote was in Germany officiating at last summer's European Championship.
He broke his silence on the issues in January, revealing he'd hidden his sexuality throughout his career: "My sexuality isn't the only reason that led me to be in that position. But I'm not telling an authentic story if I don't say that I'm gay and that I've had real struggles with hiding that.
"I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well - a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being. And that's led me to a whole course of behaviours."
The case continues.