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The former head coach of the University of Michigan, Jim Harbaugh, was appointed in an ongoing collective appeal against the school for allegations according to which a former offensive coordinator Access students to download their personal and intimate images.
Harbaugh, now a head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, led the Wolverine football team from 2015 to 2023. Meanwhile, the co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss was dismissed for allegedly obtained unauthorized access to the computer accounts of other people.
The American lawyer’s office for the Oriental District of Michigan charged Weiss in March with 14 unauthorized access chiefs for computers and 10 aggravated identity flight chiefs. According to a federal accusation act, he had not authorized access to a platform with personal identification information on student-athletes of more than 100 colleges and universities across the country.
He would then have used this information to hack personal accounts of 3,300 students and former students using additional internet research. Federal prosecutors allege that he mainly targeted students-athletes, downloading intimate photos and videos from their private accounts.
Weiss was hired at the University of Michigan in 2021 and ended in 2023. He pleaded not guilty to all accusations.
The collective recourse, which is distinct from the criminal case, Target Weiss, the University of Michigan and the third-party software manufacturer Weiss would have used to access the personal identification information of student-athletes. He consolidates himself a number of civil proceedings Before the American District Court of the Oriental District of Michigan.
Friday, Harbaugh was appointed as a party in a modified complaint, alleging that he had neglected the responsibilities in his role as a Weiss supervisor and head of the football program.
The complaint alleys that Harbaugh “failed and refused to implement basic security measures in Weiss and the football program” which allowed Weiss to be able to access students.
“If Harbaugh had implemented the basic monitoring of its staff, the complainants and the class would have been protected against predators such as Weiss,” said the complaint.
The new complaint also alleges that a staff member saw Weiss see the private information of a student at Schembechler Hall in December 2022 before the school competes the Fiesta Bowl.
Harbaugh and the university have always allowed Weiss to participate in the game, despite a report having been submitted to university before the match, said the file.
A Harbaugh representative did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Harbaugh said earlier this year after the news of Weiss’s indictment interrupted that he was “completely shocked” and “disturbed” by allegations, According to NBC Sports.
The two worked together before their visit to the University of Michigan when Harbaugh led to Stanford University between 2007 and 2010.
Weiss also worked with Harbaugh’s brother John Harbaugh, during his stay at Baltimore Ravens staff. Weiss spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach for the Ravens where Harbaugh’s brother was head coach.
