Just sayin': Yeah, a conviction or guilty plea would instantly open the floodgate for over 150,000 victims (and possibility even 100 colleges) to get financial compensation, etc. The total financial compensation could easily end up being in the 9 figures too. This just couldn't happen to a better university, don't you just love it?........
Weiss, 42, was charged on March 20 with 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on March 21.
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2 former University of Michigan athletes sue ex-football coach Matt Weiss, university
Two former University of Michigan student-athletes have filed a federal lawsuit against former quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss, the university, its board of regents and Keffer Development Services after Weiss was indicted last week on federal charges accusing him of hacking the personal accounts of thousands of athletes across the country to steal "intimate" videos and photos.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a member of the University of Michigan's women's gymnastics team between 2017 and 2018, and a member of the school's women's soccer program from 2017 to 2023.
The two allege that they are among the thousands of victims Weiss targeted and that "
Because of the Regents' and the University's policy and/or practice of deliberate indifference, Plaintiffs had their privacy invaded and were sexually harassed by Weiss."
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Prosecutors allege that between 2015 and January 2023, Weiss hacked student-athlete databases of more than 100 colleges that were maintained by a third-party vendor, Pennsylvania-based Keffer Development Services. Once he gained access to the databases, Weiss allegedly downloaded "personally identifiable information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes."
Weiss reportedly primarily targeted female student-athletes.
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