Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged with making an indecent image of a child.
The ex-official, aged 43 and from Collingham, 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.
The allegation relates to a video recovered by officers from Nottinghamshire Police in February, the force said.
Coote was charged on August 12 and is on conditional bail.
