Latroy Lewis: latroy lewis dismissed by Falcons amid sexual assault allegations

latroy lewis was dismissed from his role with the Atlanta Falcons on Friday after sexual assault allegations emerged and the Ann Arbor Police Department opened an investigation. The allegation, tied to a Dec. 5, 2024 encounter while Lewis was on the Michigan football staff, has also prompted new scrutiny of former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore.

Latroy Lewis dismissed by Falcons as Ann Arbor police investigate

The Atlanta Falcons removed LaTroy Lewis from his position as assistant defensive line coach on Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced. The Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed that it is investigating allegations centered on an incident reported to have occurred on Dec. 5, 2024, while Lewis was on the Michigan football staff. Ann Arbor PD spokesperson Chris Page said the department was "just recently made aware" of the woman's allegations.

Allegation timeline: July messages, December meeting at Weber's Hotel, January report

The woman's attorney, Karen Truszkowski, says the woman and LaTroy Lewis met on a dating app and began communicating in July 2024, while Lewis was an assistant defensive line coach at Michigan. The attorney says the two met in person for the first time in December 2024 at Weber's Hotel in Ann Arbor, where Lewis was purportedly supposed to return goods the woman had given him. Truszkowski alleges that Lewis raped and battered her client at that encounter.

Truszkowski also says the woman was assaulted again in January 2025 and that the woman reported that incident to Sherrone Moore. In January 2025, officers from the Milford Police Department responded to a call to the woman's home after neighbors heard raised voices. An incident report shows both Lewis and the woman told officers they had gotten into a verbal argument that was not physical. The woman told police that Lewis was a coach at Michigan and "stated that she didn't want to talk about it. " No charges were filed from that call; Truszkowski says her client was too afraid at the time to disclose physical abuse to officers.

Woman's protective-order filing and police report

Truszkowski said the woman filed an incident report with the Ann Arbor Police Department and applied for a protective order against LaTroy Lewis earlier this week. Truszkowski said the client decided to come forward to the university after learning of Sherrone Moore's firing in December 2025 and his subsequent court case. Truszkowski also represents Brenda Tracy in the ongoing legal matter involving former Michigan State coach Mel Tucker.

Claims involving Sherrone Moore and attorneys' responses

Truszkowski told investigators that her client informed then-Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore about the December 2024 incident because she knew Moore personally. Truszkowski alleges that Moore did not report Lewis and instead "weaponized" the incident against the woman, including sending her lewd and sexually charged text messages. Moore was fired by Michigan on Dec. 10, 2025, for an inappropriate relationship with a staff member; he was later arrested and faces charges tied to alleged entry into that staff member's home and stalking.

Moore's attorney, Ellen Michaels, issued a denial, saying, "Sherrone Moore did not fail to report misconduct, did not reward wrongdoing and did not harass anyone. These claims are false. " Additional context in the record notes that Moore was arrested hours after his firing and was charged with home invasion, breaking and entering and stalking, and that he allegedly barged into the woman's home and threatened to harm himself. One account describes Moore as awaiting trial on charges related to stalking and illegally entering the staff member's home.

Legal posture, university response and Lewis's background

Lewis's attorney, Fabiola A. Galguera, said Lewis "intends to fiercely fight these false allegations with the support of his wife, family, and my team. " Truszkowski says no legal action has been taken against Moore or Lewis at this time and that no criminal charges have been filed against Lewis so far. The Ann Arbor Police Department is investigating the December 5, 2024 allegation.

Paul Corliss, described in the record both as a spokesperson for Michigan and as assistant vice president for Public Affairs and Internal Communications at the university, called the allegations "deeply concerning" and noted the university had launched a review of the circumstances and the culture of its athletic department, urging anyone with relevant information to come forward. The allegations against Lewis were first reported Thursday night; the specific outlet named in the record is not included here.

Lewis's coaching résumé in the record includes stints at Michigan, Toledo and UConn; one entry notes he was hired by the Falcons on Feb. 10. Other background notes say he played defensive line at Tennessee and spent three seasons in the NFL. A related personnel note in the record states the allegations against Lewis emerged less than three weeks after Falcons player James Pearce Jr. was arrested in Florida and is facing five felony charges stemming from an alleged incident on Feb. 7 where he crashed hi—unclear in the provided context.

February 28, 2026 / 12: 08 AM ET is a timestamp present in the record tied to recent coverage and timelines included above.