Michael Proctor has been fired by the Massachusetts State Police for his actions in the Karen Read investigation. Proctor faced a state police trial board over allegations of misconduct while working as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case.

During the trial, Read’s lawyers accused Proctor of manipulating evidence and conducting a biased investigation. They based the allegation in part on text messages he sent to friends, relatives and supervisors that showed him using offensive and vulgar language to describe Read.

State Police on Wednesday announced the firing of Trooper Michael Proctor, who had been suspended without pay for months over crude and misogynistic texts he sent about Karen Read that came to light during her first trial.