The investigation of the Department of Justice on Matt Weiss, the first Ravens de Baltimore And Michigan’s assistant soccer coach accused of hacking the personal accounts of more than 2,000 university athletes, discovered that the former coach stole thousands of “sincere and intimate” photos and videos.
The revelation occurred during a judicial presentation in a lawsuit against Weiss and the University after the lawyers representing the victims in this case shared an email from the Department of Justice MEGA Victim case assistance program.
The investigation of the Department of Justice on Matt Weiss discovered that the former coach stole thousands of “sincere and intimate” photos and videos. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
“Thousands of intimate and sincere photographs and videos have been seized of the electronic devices of the accused and their cloud storage accounts,” said email, through Associated Press. “Many show naked victims. Some victims show that they are dedicated to explicit sexual acts.”
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The presentation occurred weeks after Weiss declared innocent of a federal accusation of 24 positions. The charges were announced last month, more than two years after Weiss, 42, was fired from his coach under Harbaugh after an investigation into the alleged crimes.
According to the accusation, Weiss “obtained unauthorized access to the databases of student athletes from more than 100 schools and universities that were maintained by an external supplier.” Then supposedly downloaded personal information and data from more than 150,000 athletes and, from there, could access the information of more than 2,000 athletes, including access to their social networks, email and cloud storage.
Weiss is accused of committing alleged crimes from 2015 to January 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)
Weiss predominantly directed women, prosecutors said.
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Weiss spent more than a decade training in the NFL For the Baltimore Ravens in several roles before leaving after the 2020 season to train with Jim Harbaugh in Michigan. He was fired in 2023 during an investigation into the alleged crimes.
Weiss is accused of committing alleged crimes from 2015 to January 2023.
Weiss faces 14 unauthorized access charges to computers and 10 charges of aggravated identity theft. (IMAGN)
Weiss faces 14 unauthorized access charges to computers and 10 charges of aggravated identity theft. It faces a maximum of five years in prison for each of the unauthorized access charges and up to two years for each identity robbery charge.
