Chargers' Jim Harbaugh 'disturbed' by hacking allegations against former Michigan assistant coach

Los Angeles Chargers caput manager Jim Harbaugh said helium was "disturbed" by allegations 1 of his erstwhile adjunct coaches astatine Michigan stole "intimate" photos and videos of athletes, mostly women, implicit a span of respective years. 

Speaking to reporters astatine the NFL’s yearly outpouring gathering Monday, Harbaugh was asked astir the 24-count national indictment against former Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss.

Michigan Wolverines quarterbacks manager Matt Weiss against the Iowa Hawkeyes successful the Big Ten Conference title crippled astatine Lucas Oil Stadium Dec. 4, 2021. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)

"Just shocked, wholly shocked. Disturbed," Harbaugh said in a video shared by the team.

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"It was aft the TCU crippled that I recovered out, we recovered out, that determination was allegations," helium added. "And you said it. I mean, indictment, that's not a connection that — sympathy for the victims and for Matt's family. It’s shocking."

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced the indictment this month, much than 2 years aft Weiss, 42, was fired from his coaching presumption nether Harbaugh aft an probe into the alleged crimes. 

According to the indictment, Weiss "gained unauthorized entree to pupil jock databases of much than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor." He past allegedly downloaded idiosyncratic accusation and information of much than 150,000 athletes and, from there, Weiss was capable to entree the accusation of much than 2,000 athletes, including entree to their societal media, email and unreality storage. 

Michigan Wolverines caput manager Jim Harbaugh, center, quarterbacks manager Matt Weiss, right, and backmost Cade McNamara during warmups earlier enactment against the Indiana Hoosiers Nov. 6, 2021, astatine Michigan Stadium. (Imagn)

EX-MICHIGAN COACH ACCUSED OF HACKING ATHLETES’ DATA FOR ‘INTIMATE’ PHOTOS, VIDEOS FACES FEDERAL INDICTMENT

Weiss is accused of utilizing this accusation to download "personal, intimate integer photographs and videos that were ne'er intended to beryllium shared beyond intimate partners," prosecutors said. The alleged crimes took spot from 2015 to January 2023, and helium is alleged to person chiefly targeted women. 

Weiss, who was fired successful 2023 for failing to cooperate with a schoolhouse investigation, entered a not blameworthy plea Monday. 

Michigan Wolverines co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss during the Big Ten title crippled against the Iowa Hawkeyes Dec. 0, 2021, astatine Lucas Oil Stadium, successful Indianapolis. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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A class-action suit was besides filed past week connected behalf of respective existent and erstwhile students. It claims the assemblage failed "to supervise and show Weiss and arsenic a effect plaintiffs and thousands of others person had their privateness illegally invaded." 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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