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Karen Read — The Lawsuit That Could Take Down Two Police Departments (Part 2)
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- Jul 16, 2026
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Summary
The same week Karen Read's lawsuit went public, the man at the center of it tried to avoid testifying. A month later, a furious judge accused someone of leaking his sealed medical information to the internet — ordered 32 attorneys to certify under oath they weren't responsible, and stopped just short of a gag order. Then Read's own team fired back, arguing the entire premise was wrong. This episode: the deposition wars playing out across three separate lawsuits, a retired lieutenant's failed fight to avoid his own subpoena, a young witness caught between a court order and Army basic training, and the timestamp discrepancy that Read's lawyers say unravels the whole leak story. Plus: what happened to the second officer at the center of this — and what any of it actually means for two police departments that would very much like this to go away. ⚠️ Content warning: this episode continues the discussion from Part 1 and includes references to the same explicit language quoted in court filings.