Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore reaches plea deal to resolve home invasion case
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Old michigan football ram Sherrone Moore He pleaded no contest Friday to two misdemeanors criminal case appeared right after he was fired for having inappropriate relationship With his administrative assistant.
The deal was made the same day the judge scheduled the deal feel a challenge Until Moore’s arrest in December on three charges, including home invasion. Those charges were dropped in exchange for Moore pleading no contest to trespass and misuse of a telecommunications device.
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“Everything has changed,” Judge J. Cedric Simpson said.
Authorities said Moore confronted the woman he was having an affair with and blamed her for her termination, even threatening to kill herself with butter knives in her apartment.
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“All of the charges against Mr. Moore were unsupported by the facts and the law,” said attorney Ellen Michaels, standing next to Moore and his wife outside the courtroom. “The dismissal of these charges confirms the concerns we have expressed about the investigation from the beginning. Mr. Moore is pleased to put this behind us and move forward.”
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Moore did not respond to a reporter seeking comment. Deputy prosecutor Kati Rezmierski declined an interview request as she left the courthouse.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 14 on charges that could lead to a maximum prison sentence of six months and 30 days.
He was fired on December 10 after two seasons. Jim HarbaughHe won a national championship before leaving to lead the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers. A message seeking comment was left at the University of Michigan.
Moore arrived at the courthouse with his wife, Kelli, and they walked towards the courtroom, holding hands and intertwining their fingers.
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In dismissing Moore, the university alleged that he had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. The woman ended the relationship a few days before Moore was fired and cooperated with the school’s investigation, Rezmierski said.
The AP is not identifying the woman who accused Moore of domestic violence and harassment. Police said he failed to answer a dozen calls or respond to some messages from her before he was fired.
“If the communication has a legitimate purpose, it is not harassment,” Michaels said.
A message seeking comment was left with attorney Heidi Sharp, who represents Moore’s former executive assistant.
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Michaels accused the woman’s personal lawyer of giving information to police to “discredit Mr. Moore and maximize his chances of getting a big settlement from the deep pockets of the University of Michigan.”
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Associated Press writer Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report.
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This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the assistant prosecutor’s name as Kati Rezmierski instead of Katie Rezmierski.
