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Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore received 18 months of probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanors related to a domestic incident. He avoided felony charges in a plea deal and must adhere to several conditions, including counseling and no contact with the victim.
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Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation after pleading no contest to two misdemeanors — trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device in a domestic relationship.
The charges stemmed from a confrontation at the apartment of a female staffer with whom he had an inappropriate relationship.
Prosecutors dropped more serious felony charges, including home invasion and stalking, as part of a plea deal. Moore, 40, must pay a fine of just over $1,000, continue counseling, avoid drugs and alcohol, surrender any firearms, and have no contact with the victim.
The judge warned Moore that if he steps out of line again, he won’t be as lenient.
“I don’t believe, when I look at the entirety of this situation, that incarceration should be appropriate,” District Court Judge Cedric Simpson said during the sentencing. “I warn you, Mr. Moore, should there be a violation, all bets are off. I don’t like sending people to jail, but I don’t have a problem doing it.”
The case dates back to December 10th — the same day Michigan fired Moore after he admitted to an extramarital affair with his executive assistant.
Things got exponentially worse after his dismissal. Moore was hit with serious criminal charges stemming from an alleged break-in at his mistress’s home. According to the victim, Paige Shiver — his former executive assistant and personal assistant — Moore entered her apartment uninvited while crying, yelling, and enraged. He grabbed a butter knife, threatened self-harm, and came at her with knives, leaving her fearing for her life.
The two had been involved in a relationship for approximately two years, a fact the coach admitted in discussions with police on the night of their encounter. This, along with many other details, came to light following sworn testimony by a detective at a complaint authorization hearing.
The judge continued chastising Moore for his actions.
“Frankly, Mr. Moore, you had no right to do what you did,” Simpson said. “I know she was placed in fear. It was a traumatic experience for you — it was certainly a traumatic experience for her — but you had no right to spread your pain to her.”
Shiver, who did not attend the hearing, issued a statement saying the sentence “does not reflect the harm done to me” and accused the university of failing to protect her from years of manipulation and harassment.
The judge went on to praise Moore’s wife for her support and noted it influenced the lenient sentence.
“The person who is saving you from the full wrath of this court is the person whom you betrayed,” Simpson said. “When all of the circumstances are happening to her, and she is absorbing them in real time, she not once loses her focus, not once bats an eye to doubt you, not once wants something terrible to happen to you.”
He then told Moore’s wife: “If we had more people like you in the world, I may be out of a job, but the world would be a better place.”
I’m not sure how helping someone escape accountability for terrorizing their mistress translates to a better world.
Related Headlines
Sherrone Moore faced charges of trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device, stemming from a domestic incident.
Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation after pleading no contest to two misdemeanors, with more serious felony charges dropped as part of a plea deal.
Moore must pay a fine, continue counseling, avoid drugs and alcohol, surrender firearms, and have no contact with the victim.
Moore's legal troubles followed his firing from Michigan, which was likely influenced by the inappropriate relationship and subsequent charges.

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