ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WCMH) – A former Michigan football coach who was fired for not cooperating with the university’s investigation of his access to computers has been indicted on federal charges related to identity theft.

Matthew Weiss of Ann Arbor was charged last week with 14 counts of unauthorized access to computers and 10 counts of identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Weiss, 42, was fired in 2023 as Michigan’s co-offensive coordinator after failing to cooperate in an investigation into his access of computers at the university.

According to the indictment, between approximately 2015 and January 2023, Weiss gained unauthorized access to student-athlete databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor. After gaining access to these databases, Weiss downloaded the personally identifiable information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes.

The indictment further states that Weiss was then able to obtain access to the social media, email, and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 target athletes.  Weiss also illegally obtained access to the social media, email, and/or cloud storage accounts of more than 1,300 additional students and/or alumni from universities across the country.

Court documents said Weiss “cracked the encryption protecting the passwords, assisted by research that he did on the internet.” Once Weiss obtained access to these accounts, he allegedly downloaded personal, intimate digital photographs and videos that were never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.

“Weiss primarily targeted female college athletes,” the indictment stated. “He researched and targeted these women based on their school affiliation, athletic history and physical characteristics. His goal was to obtain private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners.”

Weiss reportedly kept notes on photos and videos that he downloaded, commenting on the bodies and sexual preferences and sometimes returning years later to look for new images, the indictment said.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that if convicted, Weiss faces a maximum of five years imprisonment on each count of unauthorized access to computers and two years on each count of aggravated identity theft. Conviction on a count of aggravated identity theft triggers a two-year mandatory minimum sentence, to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed for the underlying offense.

Weiss served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens for 11 years, from 2009 to 2020 under coach John Harbaugh, before joining Michigan under John’s brother Jim Harbaugh in 2021. His Ann Arbor home was searched by police in January 2023, shortly before he was fired. He said at the time that he was cooperating and was looking “forward to the matter being resolved.”

The Associated Press contributed to this story.