Marc Raimondi
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The Atlanta Falcons dismissed LaTroy Lewis from his function as assistant defensive position coach Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced towards him, the staff introduced.
The Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed Friday to ESPN that it’s at present investigating allegations of sexual assault towards Lewis. Spokesperson Chris Page stated the Ann Arbor PD was “just recently made aware” of the lady’s allegations, which stem from a Dec. 5, 2024, incident whereas Lewis was on the Michigan soccer workers.
Lewis’ lawyer, Fabiola A. Galguera, stated Lewis “intends to fiercely fight these false allegations with the support of his wife, family, and my team.” In an announcement, Paul Corliss, a spokesperson for Michigan, referred to as the allegations “deeply concerning.”
Karen Truszkowski, the lady’s lawyer, informed ESPN that her shopper filed an incident report with the Ann Arbor PD and utilized for a protecting order towards Lewis earlier this week.
Truszkowski stated her shopper and Lewis met on a relationship app and began speaking in July 2024, whereas Lewis was an assistant defensive position coach at Michigan. Lewis’ habits “became increasingly aggressive” over textual content and telephone calls, Truszkowski stated.
The two met in particular person for the primary time at Weber’s Hotel in Ann Arbor in December 2024, the place Truszkowski stated Lewis was supposed to provide again items her shopper had given him. According to the lawyer, Lewis raped and battered her shopper on the lodge.
The girl knowledgeable then-Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, whom she knew personally, in regards to the incident, based on her lawyer. But Moore didn’t report Lewis and “weaponized” the incident towards the lady, Truszkowski stated, together with sending her lewd and sexually charged textual content messages.
Moore’s lawyer, Ellen Michaels, denied the allegations in an announcement to ESPN.
“Sherrone Moore did not fail to report misconduct, did not reward wrongdoing and did not harass anyone,” she stated. “These claims are false.”
In January 2025, officers from the Milford Police Department, north of Ann Arbor, responded to a name to the lady’s house after neighbors heard raised voices, based on the incident report obtained by ESPN. Both Lewis and the lady informed officers on the time that they’d gotten right into a verbal argument that was not bodily, based on the report.
The girl informed police that Lewis was a coach at Michigan and “stated that she didn’t want to talk about it,” based on the incident report. No prices had been filed.
Truszkowski stated that Lewis bodily abused her shopper throughout that incident however that she was too afraid to inform police on the time.
The allegations towards Lewis had been first reported Thursday evening by Darko State Media. The Falcons employed Lewis on Feb. 10 after teaching stints at Michigan, Toledo and UConn. He performed defensive position at Tennessee and spent three seasons within the NFL.
Michigan fired Moore on Dec. 10, 2025, for an inappropriate relationship with a workers member. He was then arrested on charges associated to stalking and illegally getting into the workers member’s house, and he’s awaiting trial.
In his assertion, Corliss referred to Michigan’s ongoing evaluation of Moore’s conduct and the tradition of its athletic division and inspired anybody with data to come back ahead.
The allegations towards Lewis emerged lower than three weeks after Falcons participant James Pearce Jr. was arrested in Florida. The linebacker is dealing with 5 felony prices stemming from an alleged incident on Feb. 7 the place he crashed his vehicle right into a automobile pushed by his ex-girlfriend, WNBA participant Rickea Jackson, and struck a police officer together with his automobile, setting off a chase.
