"A leading figure in the "Free Karen Read" movement, Kearney shot to prominence as a staunch defender of Read's innocence in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. Read's supporters have long maintained she was framed in a vast law enforcement conspiracy. But while Read was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, prosecutors say Kearney's outspoken activism and confrontational antics crossed the line into witness intimidation."
"For their part, the blogger and his attorneys are adamant his actions were protected under the First Amendment. Cosgrove's withdrawal now leaves one of Kearney's criminal cases in limbo. Judge Michael Doolin previously disqualified the other special prosecutor, Ken Mello, after determining that Mello made himself a potential witness in the case by communicating with Kearney's ex-girlfriend during the alleged incident."
Aidan Kearney, a prominent figure in the Free Karen Read movement, faces three witness-intimidation cases tied to his activism. The sole remaining special prosecutor, Robert Cosgrove, withdrew after Kearney's alleged victim, his ex-girlfriend, named Cosgrove in response to a defamation suit. A prior special prosecutor, Ken Mello, was disqualified when a judge found Mello became a potential witness by communicating with the ex-girlfriend. The withdrawal leaves at least one criminal case without a prosecutor. Prosecutors allege Kearney's actions crossed into witness intimidation, while Kearney and his attorneys maintain First Amendment protection.
Read at Boston.com
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