Former referee David Coote pleads not guilty to making indecent image of child

Coote appears at Nottingham magistrates court

He has been charged with a category A offence

The former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded not guilty to making an indecent image of a child.

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.