She said: “His life is a far cry from where it was at the height of his career, he knows he will never get that back.”
Coote was also cautioned for possession of cocaine after police visited his home, the court heard.
Addressing him ahead of sentencing, Judge Shant told Coote he had “had a spectacular fall from grace”.
Coote was sacked in 2024 when comments made in a video about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in 2020 came to light.
In August last year, he was given an eight-week suspension by the FA over the Klopp footage.
In addition, the ex-official is also banned by European football’s governing body Uefa until 30 June this year after photographs emerged of him snorting a white powder through a bank note while in Germany for Euro 2024.
Coote came out as gay in an interview with The Sun in January 2025 and said a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality had contributed to the rant about Klopp.
In addition to the suspended prison sentence and sexual harm prevention order, Coote was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.
The judge added: “If you breach this order in any way, if there are any further offences – particularly sexual offences – you will be subject to being brought back to court.”
Additional reporting by PA Media
