WNBA superstar Maya Moore marries wrongly convicted man she helped free from prison

Jonathan Irons, a wrongly convicted man freed from prison after serving half of a 50-year sentence, is now married to a WNBA superstar who helped free him.

Maya Moore made the announcement Wednesday on “Good Morning America,” saying she has been married to Irons for “a couple months.”

“We’re super excited to continue the work we have been doing, but doing it as a married couple,” Moore said on the show. “We got married a couple months ago and are excited to continue this new chapter of life together.”

Irons was 16 years old when he was tried as an adult in 1998 after a woman was robbed, assaulted and shot in her St. Charles County home, according to KSDK.

Irons said he was innocent, and no DNA or fingerprints were found at the scene, but he was convicted and sentenced to five decades behind bars, KMOV reported.

Moore paused her career at the height of its peak to focus on criminal justice reform, and she made it her mission to free Irons. He was released from prison prison July 1.

Irons said on “Good Morning America” that he and Moore acknowledged they had feelings for one another a few years ago. He proposed while he was still in prison but wanted her to wait to answer until he was home.

When he proposed again after he was freed, Moore said “yes,” Irons said.

This story was originally published September 16, 2020 at 9:28 AM with the headline "WNBA superstar Maya Moore marries wrongly convicted man she helped free from prison."