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Attorneys for Paige Shiver, the former executive assistant to former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore and his alleged mistress, released a statement after his no contest plea dropped some charges against him last Friday.
The Action Injury Law Group’s statement, obtained by PK Press Club Channel, claims Shiver endured “years of manipulation, harassment and exploitation by a man who held enormous power over his professional life as the head coach of one of the nation’s most prominent college football programs.”
The statement also accuses Moore of creating an environment in which Shiver “felt pressured, intimidated and unable to escape conduct that should never occur in a workplace — much less at a public university.”
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Kelli Moore, left, walks with her husband, former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, and her attorney, Ellen Michaels, in Ann Arbor’s 14A-1 District Court on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Mandi Wright/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Chicago-based legal group’s statement was first reported by the Detroit News.
Moore faced charges of stalking, breaking and entering and home invasion at Shiver’s apartment, where authorities said he broke in to confront his alleged mistress and blame her for his firing. He even threatened to kill himself with butter knives in the apartment.
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Moore took a no-contest plea deal on the same day a judge planned to hear a challenge to Moore’s December 2025 arrest, including a felony home invasion charge. Those previous charges were dropped in exchange for a no contest plea to tortious trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device.
“Today’s no-contest plea in the criminal trespassing case involving disgraced former University of Michigan football coach Sheronne Moore represents a critical moment of recognition and accountability following a frightening and deeply troubling incident,” the Action Injury Law Group’s statement begins. ” Not surprisingly, Sheronne Moore’s no-contest request was filed just days after news reports alleged her failure to report sexual assault allegations against former Michigan assistant coach LaTroy Lewis.
Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore leaves the field after the 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 7, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“With today’s resolution of Mr. Moore’s criminal proceedings, all eyes are now on the University of Michigan, Interim President Domenico Grasso, President-elect Kent Syverud, General Counsel Tim Lynch and the Board of Trustees to see if they take the swift and decisive action necessary to undo the university’s painful missteps and restore a true sense of trust and respect among its employees, students and alumni.”
Shiver’s attorneys questioned the Michigan athletic program as a whole after the incident, adding that their client believes “she may not be the only person who was the victim of inappropriate, coercive or predatory behavior from this individual.”
“This raises urgent and troubling questions about how a powerful figure within a major college athletic program was able to engage in years of inappropriate conduct toward a subordinate without meaningful intervention or oversight,” the statement read.
“Accountability does not stop with a single criminal case. It requires truth, transparency and a commitment to ensuring that no person in a position of authority is ever allowed to abuse their power again. Our client continues the difficult healing process. She remains grateful for the support she has received and hopes that her decision to come forward will help protect others in the future.”
Moore is scheduled to be sentenced April 14 on his new charges, which carry a potential maximum sentence of six months and 30 days in jail.
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, center, appears in the courtroom, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
“All of the accusations against Mr. Moore were not supported by the facts or the law,” Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, said alongside him and his wife, Kelli, outside the courtroom last week. “The dismissal of these charges confirms the concerns we raised about the investigation from the beginning. Mr. Moore is happy to put this behind him and move forward.
“It is not harassment if the communication has a legitimate purpose.”
Moore was fired on December 10, 2025 after two seasons leading the Michigan football program following Jim Harbaugh’s return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. The university cited an inappropriate relationship with a staff member as the reason for his termination, with Shiver ending the affair with Moore days before his firing, while cooperating with Michigan’s investigation.
