The former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old is due to appear at Nottingham magistrates court on Thursday.
The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.
Nottinghamshire police said the allegation relates to a video recovered by officers in February. Coote was charged on 12 August and is on conditional bail.