Overview
- Nottingham Crown Court imposed a nine-month prison term suspended for two years, plus 150 hours of community service.
- Coote must avoid contact with minors for ten years under the court’s order.
- Prosecutors said the video was discovered on devices seized in February 2025 during the investigation.
- He initially denied wrongdoing before admitting the offense and entering a guilty plea in September 2025.
- Judge Nirmal Shant cited his “spectacular fall” and referenced cocaine use and mental health struggles, following prior suspensions that had already ended his elite refereeing career.