The accuser of former Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore is breaking her silence and identifying herself publicly for the first time.
“Today’s no-contest plea in the criminal trespassing case involving disgraced former University of Michigan head football coach Sheronne Moore [sic] represents a critical moment of acknowledgment and accountability following a frightening and deeply disturbing incident,” lawyers for Paige Shiver said via a statement on Friday, March 2. “Not surprisingly, Sheronne Moore’s [sic] no-contest plea was entered a mere days following press reports alleging his failure to report sexual assault allegations against former Michigan assistant coach LaTroy Lewis.”
In the statement, Shiver was identified as the female staff member with whom he had an “inappropriate relationship,” subsequently leading to his firing after a university investigation in December 2025.
After his firing, Moore, 40, allegedly broke into Shiver’s residence and threatened to harm her and himself.
It has since been confirmed by Us Weekly that Shiver no longer works at the university after her contract expired at the end of February and was not renewed.
Friday’s statement called for the university to “take accountability and conduct investigation” after Moore’s no-contest plea.
“With the resolution of Mr. Moore’s criminal legal proceedings today, all eyes are now squarely focused on the University of Michigan … to see whether they take the swift and decisive action needed to make amends for the University’s painful missteps and to restore a genuine sense of trust and respect among its employees, students, and alums,” the statement read, calling on specific university executives to take action.
The statement continued, “Our client was forced to endure years of manipulation, harassment, and exploitation by a man who held enormous power over her professional life as the head football coach of one of the nation’s most prominent college football programs. The power imbalance between a powerful head coach and a subordinate employee created an environment where our client felt pressured, intimated, and unable to escape conduct that should never occur in any workplace — let alone a public university.”
Moore was present in court on Friday and pleaded no contest to two new misdemeanor charges of malicious use of a telecommunications device in context of a domestic relationship and trespassing as part of a plea deal.
First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kati Rezmierski said the decision was based on “a thorough review of the additional evolved evidence and investigation” and “consultation with the victim largely through her representatives in this matter.”
Rezmierski also noted there was not “sufficient evidence to prove a count of domestic violence in this matter, not historically and not what happened on December 10.”
Friday’s statement from Shiver’s lawyers concluded with another plea for accountability for the university, arguing that the school has a “fundamental duty to ensure that power is never used to exploit or silence others.”
“Our client came forward at tremendous personal cost because she believes that silence allows abuse of power to continue,” the statement said. “Her hope is that by speaking out, others who may have been intimidated into remaining quiet will find the strength to share their experiences as well.”
A sentencing date for Moore has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 14.
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