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Former Michigan Wolverines football coach Sherrone Moore avoided jail time when he agreed to a plea deal after a pair of misdemeanors: trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device in a domestic relationship.
Now, victim Paige Shiver claims that she not only feels unsafe with Moore a free man, but also that the university could have done significantly more than it did to protect her from the Moore.
Shiver appeared on Good Morning America on Friday morning and opened up about her harrowing experience with Moore, as well as the frustration she felt with the university.
Paige Shiver Blames Michigan For Lack Of Protection From Sherrone Moore
“He controlled everything that was going on in my life,” Shiver said of her relationship with Moore. “And they didn’t do anything about it.
“No one cared about my feelings. They wanted to use me to help him so that they could get through the season,” she added. “He and other coaches had control over my career, especially him. He could fire me in a second.”
However, the university believes that it acted appropriately when it first learned about the relationship between the two.
“The University of Michigan terminated Sherrone Moore promptly upon discovering his undisclosed workplace relationship with a direct report,” it said in a statement to ABC News. “His conduct violated university policy, and we expect more from our leaders. The University of Michigan is committed to ensuring a professional and respectful workplace for all members of its community.”
In an additional bombshell, Shiver revealed that she became pregnant in 2022, during her relationship with Moore, but that doctors informed her that the pregnancy was not viable.
Shiver told ABC news that Moore suggested that she “had to do what was right” for her body.
She then recalled the terrifying moment when Moore broke into her home on Dec. 10 following his firing.
“All of a sudden I hear footsteps and they’re getting closer and louder. And so I run to my door to try to lock it,” she said. “He barges in, and he’s standing this close to me. And he said, ‘You ruined my life. Why would you do this to me?’ And then I start backing up and he starts following me.”
Moore initially faced up to sixth months in jail for the incident, but will instead faced just 18 months of probation for each count.