Disgraced former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore dodged jail time and was sentenced to just probation over a dramatic stalking incident involving his ex-mistress.
The 40-year-old ex-Wolverines head coach and married dad of three walked into court with his wife, Kelli Moore, before being sentenced to 18 months probation from Judge Cedric Simpson in Washtenaw County Court.
After the hearing, a sombre Moore embraced his wife in the courtroom.
Moore had pleaded down last month to two misdemeanours involving him showing up at the home of ex-assistant and mistress Paige Shiver, 32, and threatening to kill himself when she broke things off.
Moore thanked his wife for “standing by me” in a brief statement to the judge before he was handed the sentence.
Simpson said he didn’t believe the crime warranted jail, but he warned Moore he wouldn’t hesitate to throw him behind bars if he violated probation.
The judge also said he didn’t want the sentence to diminish what Shiver went through.
Simpson said: “You had no right to do what you did.
“I know that [Shiver] was placed in fear. It was a traumatic experience that day for you. It was certainly a traumatic experience for her.
“You had no right to spread your pain to her.
“I don’t know where your wife, Kelli, finds her strength. You, sir, took her for granted.”
Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski didn’t ask for a jail sentence, saying she would rely on the judge’s judgment.
But she did tell the jurist, “There was a young woman who was deeply impacted by the defendant’s choices on December 10 last year.”
Moore’s lawyer, Ellen Michaels, said her client had taken responsibility for his actions, sought mental health treatment and refocused himself on his family.
“Since this incident, Sherrone has engaged in counselling, gained insight into his life … recentered himself around his family and taken responsibility, expressing genuine remorse,”
Michaels said, asking for a no-jail sentence.
Prosecutors claimed that Moore — who was paid $5.5 million yearly for his coaching gig — bombarded his younger paramour with texts and calls before showing up to her home on December 10, grabbing her butter knives and scissors and threatening to use them to kill himself
The dramatic incident came after Shiver fessed up to the school about the affair and decided to end things with the coach.
Moore was then canned after just two seasons with the team for having an “inappropriate relationship” with Shiver.
Moore’s wife called the emergency services at one point after his termination, fearing he was “going to hurt himself.”
This article originally appeared in the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
