Former Premier League referee David Coote to be sentenced over child abuse video

The 43-year-old former referee pleaded guilty to the offence at a hearing in October.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 - 03:06

Sophie Robinson, Press Association

Former Premier League referee David Coote is due to be sentenced after a child abuse video was found on his device.

The ex-official was charged with making an indecent image of a child after the category A video, the most serious kind, was recovered by police in February last year following a Football Association (FA) investigation into him.

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