New court documents likely reveal why former State Trooper Michael Proctor suddenly dropped his months-long bid to get his job back following Karen Read’s first murder trial.

Read’s second trial provided some resolution for her criminal case, but it only created more problems for the lead investigator.

In a search of Proctor’s personal phone, Norfolk County prosecutors said they found concerning evidence including a group chat with “highly sensitive” information. Prosecutors said they discovered images of intimate body parts of people not participating in the chat, and the name of a sexual assault victim.

Earlier this month, and days before his next hearing, Proctor withdrew his appeal to be reinstated as a state police detective.

His attorney said that choice came after learning about

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