Paige Shriver, the former assistant and ex-mistress of Sherrone Moore, has criticized the lenient sentence given to the former Michigan football head coach. Moore avoided jail time despite a stalking incident that left Shriver fearing for her safety.
Shriver, 32, expressed her dissatisfaction with Moore, 40, receiving only 18 months of probation. Initially, he faced up to five years in prison for intruding into Shriver’s home shortly after their affair ended late last year.
“December 10th was the most terrifying day of my life,” Shriver stated following Moore’s sentencing hearing on Tuesday.
“The criminal acts he committed were extremely frightening and violent. He broke into my apartment, crying, yelling, enraged, and came at me with knives. I was threatened, and I feared for my life,” she elaborated.
“Today’s sentence does not reflect the harm done to me or the objective evidence in this case,” Shriver added.
The former Wolverines coach, who earned $5.5 million annually, was accused of breaking into Shriver’s home on December 10th after being dismissed over their two-year relationship.
During the incident, Moore allegedly blamed Shriver for his firing and threatened to harm himself using butter knives and kitchen scissors inside her apartment.
Moore initially faced felony charges of home invasion and stalking. However, he reached a plea agreement last month, allowing him to plead no contest to two misdemeanor charges, including malicious use of a telecommunications device in a domestic relationship and trespassing.
During sentencing, Washtenaw County Judge J. Cedric Simpson stated that jail time was unnecessary but cautioned Moore that “all bets are off” if he violated his probation.
While imposing probation, the judge emphasized that he did not intend to minimize Shriver’s experience.
“I would let Ms. Shriver know that this court is not by any means lessening the impact of those events,” Judge Simpson remarked.
“Frankly, Mr. Moore, you had no right to do what you did,” he continued. “I know that she was placed in fear. It was a traumatic experience that day for you. It was certainly a traumatic experience for her. But you had no right to spread your pain to her.”
The judge also noted that his decision was heavily influenced by Moore’s wife, Kelli.
“I don’t know where your wife, Kelli, finds her strength,” Simpson commented as Kelli watched from the courtroom gallery.
“You, sir, took her for granted.”
