Overview
- Moore pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors — malicious use of a telecommunications service in a domestic context and trespassing — with prosecutors dismissing a felony count and two other misdemeanors.
- Sentencing is set for April 14 in Washtenaw County, and prosecutors and reports indicate jail time is not expected.
- Paige Shiver identified herself through her lawyers, alleging years of manipulation, harassment and exploitation under a supervisor–subordinate power imbalance.
- Shiver’s attorneys called on Michigan’s leaders and Board of Regents to address what they describe as systemic failures, noting an ongoing Jenner & Block review with invoices totaling about $2 million so far.
- Prosecutors say Moore entered Shiver’s apartment and picked up two butter knives, which he denies using to threaten; his lawyer maintains his innocence and cites potential civil liability in explaining the no-contest plea, while Shiver is exploring legal options and is no longer employed by the university.