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MSP Trooper Group Chat — August 17, 2022
MSP group texts containing derogatory remarks about Read. Bukhenik said his thumbs-up acknowledged Proctor searching her phone rather than a specific derogatory message.
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The August 17, 2022 group chat records Proctor's messages about searching Read's phone, including "No nudes so far," and derogatory remarks. Bukhenik testified that he acknowledged Proctor going through the phone with a thumbs-up, had no memory of reading the slur, never saw the vile term, could not say whether his acknowledgment encouraged Proctor, and took no remedial action. Defense counsel used the exchange to advance a supervisory-accountability theory concerning investigator conduct and bias; the reaction is not assigned to a specific message or treated as endorsement.
A group text thread dated August 17, 2022, among Trooper Michael Proctor and MSP colleagues including DiCicco, Fanning, Bukhenik, Moore, and Kakowski. The thread includes a photo of defense attorney Yannetti sent by DiCicco, Proctor's comment 'no nudes so far' about searching Karen Read's phone, derogatory remarks about Read, and a thumbs-up reaction. Bukhenik testified that his reaction acknowledged Proctor going through Read's phone rather than any specific derogatory message.