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🗓️ 9 September 2025

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Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/LAWNERD ! #honeylovepod #ad Get 15% off OneSkin with the code LAWNERD at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod #ad This episode of TES focuses on the administrative hearing of former Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, who is appealing his termination. The episode briefly mentions the conclusion of the Donna Adelson trial on September 4th before delving into Proctor's case. Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Reed case, was fired after the first trial due to misconduct. His administrative hearing aims to determine if his termination was justified. The Massachusetts State Police must prove his misconduct warranted termination, after which Proctor can argue for a lesser disciplinary action. The State Police attorney used strong terms like "distasteful," "unprofessional," and "disgusting" to describe Proctor's actions. The charges include: sending derogatory texts about Karen Reed, sharing confidential investigative information with non-law enforcement individuals, engaging in unprofessional conduct that harmed the State Police's reputation, and drinking alcohol on duty while operating a department vehicle. The last charge, though unrelated to the Karen Reed case, was uncovered through his text messages. The State Police presented 36 exhibits, including Proctor's own trial testimony where he admitted to his actions.Proctor's attorney is delaying his full defense until October, citing a lack of discovery from the State Police. He argues that prior to February 2024 (when his texts were discovered), Proctor was an "exemplary" 12-year veteran with no disciplinary record. The defense intends to focus on the texts as "personal things" that shouldn't lead to job loss, despite the irony of the State Police withholding discovery. RESOURCES NBC10 Boston - https://www.nbcboston.com/news/canton-karen-read-case/karen-read-trial-prosecution-costs/3802667/ Donna Adelson Trial Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gL0_OPy2AliqyEjGcI8QzBu Karen Read 2024 Trial Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKUeCUzApgsEuQRXu5IXeTS Trooper Proctor FIRED - https://youtube.com/live/bM1RWJBiN-w Karen Read Trial Day 22 - https:/.youtube.com/live/_Z1DhJDQj5Y?si=Tj12ky4GDw6hQz5L How Much Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan Got Paid - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ysy5bvjKuac Karen Read 2025 Retrial - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gL3CbMJHvrKiAD1aDNcblnO Karen Read sued for Wrongful Death - https://youtu.be/NimCmMVTbfE Kouri Richins Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gJYyEMQDM_Cn4icqWBV20fW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Emily Show. I know it feels like it's been a minute, but over on the Emily D. Baker channel, we have been very busy live streaming the Donna Edelson trial. And really, when the judge said this will be three weeks including jury selection, boy, did he mean it because that trial started on time and ended earlier than I thought it would with what felt like a late night verdict on Thursday, September 4th after a full day of closing arguments, the jury was out for about three hours. But we're going to talk about that more on live stream. So make sure you have the Launard app so you know what's going on on the live stream channel and on this channel and this podcast because there is more court to cover that we missed while we were covering
0:38.0	the Adelson trial. So don't worry. Today we're going to be talking about some of that and we're
0:41.3	going to be peeking into not court, but an administrative hearing. It is court adjacent. Why? Well,
0:47.7	former trooper Michael Proctor would like to no longer be former. So yes, today we are going back to
0:52.7	Massachusetts to talk more about the fallout from the
0:55.0	Karen Reed case because former trooper Michael Proctor is fighting for his job back. And we need to talk
1:00.5	about these administrative hearings because I got a lot of questions about it. So I'm going to catch
1:04.9	you up today on what's going on with the administrative hearings when they are going to be
1:08.5	continuing, what needs to be proven, what the
1:11.6	standard is, and what's happening from there. And then the other things happening in the world
1:16.6	of Massachusetts in the Karen Reed case, because we've learned a lot more about how much the second
1:20.8	trial costs the citizens of Massachusetts. And a quick update on the Karen Reed civil case.
1:26.4	So, as always, time stamps are down below
1:28.4	to take a look at what you want to see most. We just need to get into it because we've got
1:33.1	lots to cover today. I'm legal analyst Emily D. Baker. Yes, also a lawyer. And this is the Emily
1:38.4	show. I break down the pop culture, entertainment, and high profile cases that we're all talking about.
1:43.4	I know you want the facts.
1:44.9	So let's get into it.
1:46.5	A huge thank you to today's sponsor, Honey Love.
1:49.8	I don't know about you, but the leaves are starting to fall where I'm at.
1:53.4	And I'm all like, burr, it's cold in here.
1:56.2	It's time for pumpkin spice and sweaters.
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