Days after former Michigan head coachSherrone Moorepleaded no-contest to lesser charges in his case of stalking and breaking into the home of his former assistant, the woman at the center of this whole ordeal has finally come forward.
Paige Shiver, who was having an affair with Sherrone Moore while employed by Michigan, did not have her contract renewed with the school last week. Now, for the first time since the incident that followed the firing of Moore, the former assistant to the head coach is now speaking out.
In the moments following his firing, Moore allegedly attempted to break into Shiver home while also accusing her of ruining his career and threatening to take his own life while in her residence.
Attorneys for the State of Michigan and Moore had a preliminary hearing last week that resulted in the former head coach pleading no-contest to charges of malicious use of a telecommunications device in the context of a domestic relationship and trespassing.
And while he will have a hearing in April for the judge to hand down a sentence, it is not expected that Moore will receive any type of actual jail time.
Now, in the aftermath of this hearing, along with Shiver no longer being employed by Michigan, the former assistant to Sherrone Moore has released a statement through her attorneys, Andrew M. Stroth and Steven A. Hart.
"Our client was forced to endure years of manipulation, harassment, and exploitation by a man who held enormous power over her professional life as the head football coach of one of the nation's most prominent college football programs," Shiver's attorneys stated. "The power imbalance between a powerful head coach and a subordinate employee created an environment where our client felt pressured, intimidated, and unable to escape conduct that should never occur in any workplace-let alone at a public university."
The statement went on to detail her account of what happened after Moore's firing.
"His conduct escalated into an alarming and traumatic episode that led to the criminal charges resolved today (Friday). He entered our client's apartment without permission while behaving in an aggressive and intimidating manner while holding knives and a pair of scissors an event that left our client fearful for her safety and deeply traumatized," Attorneys for Shiver noted.
When the University of Michigan fired Moore, the school also utilized the same law firm that was investigating the incidents with Shiver to also open a full inquiry into the school's athletic department, related to past instances of trouble with the NCAA and other instances of legal trouble.
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