Former Michigan football coach Sharon Moore was sentenced to probation Tuesday after pleading no contest to two misdemeanor counts — trespassing and malicious use of telecommunications equipment in a domestic relationship.
The charges stemmed from a confrontation at the apartment of a female employee with whom he had an inappropriate relationship.
Prosecutors dropped more serious felony charges, including home invasion and stalking, as part of a plea agreement. Moore, 40, must pay a fine of just over $1,000, continue counseling, abstain from drugs and alcohol, surrender any firearms and have no contact with the victim.
The judge warned Moore that if he overstepped his bounds again, he would not be as lenient.
District Court Judge Cedric Simpson said in sentencing, "When I look at the totality of this situation I do not believe that imprisonment should be appropriate." "I warn you, Mr. Moore, if there is a violation, all bets are off. I don't like sending people to jail, but I have no problem doing it."
Sharon Moore is sentenced to 18 months' probation.
Former Michigan HC has no connection to Paige Shiver.
No jail time, and the judge praised Moore's wife for sticking with him through it all
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Judge saves Sharon Moore from jail sentence, praises wife he cheated on while punishing coach for spreading pain to victim
The case dates back to Dec. 10 — the same day Michigan fired Moore after he admitted to having an extramarital affair with his executive assistant.
The situation became worse after his dismissal. Moore was charged with serious criminal charges for allegedly vandalizing his mistress's home. According to the victim, Paige Shivers – his former executive assistant and personal assistant – Moore burst into her apartment uninvited while crying, yelling and angry. He grabbed a butter knife, threatened to harm himself and attacked her with the knife, leaving her in fear for her life.
The two had been in a relationship for about two years, a fact Koch acknowledged in discussion with police on the night of the encounter. This, along with many other details, came to light following sworn testimony by a detective at a complaints authority hearing.
The judge continued to punish Moore for his actions.
"Frankly, Mr. Moore, you had no right to do what you did," Simpson said. "I know she was in fear. It was a traumatic experience for you – it was certainly a traumatic experience for her – but you had no right to extend your pain to her."
Shiver, who did not attend the hearing, issued a statement saying the sentence "does not reflect the harm I have suffered" and accused the university of failing to protect her from years of manipulation and harassment.
The judge praised Moore's wife for her support and said it influenced the lenient sentence.
Simpson said, "The person who is protecting you from the full wrath of this court is the person you betrayed." "When all the situations are happening to her, and she's absorbing them in real time, she never once loses her focus, never once glances at you to be suspicious, never once wants anything terrible to happen to you."
He then told Moore's wife: "If there were more people like you in the world, I'd probably be out of a job, but the world would be a better place."
I'm not sure how helping someone avoid accountability for terrorizing their mistress translates into a better world.
