法官可以允许搜查Karen Read被扣押的电话,以调查证人恐吓指控。 A judge may allow search of Karen Read’s seized phones to probe witness intimidation claims.

预计诺福克高等法院法官将裁定国家调查员是否可以搜查近两年前在Karen Read中查获的两部手机, A Norfolk Superior Court judge is expected to rule on whether state investigators can search two cellphones seized from Karen Read nearly two years ago, as part of a probe into alleged witness intimidation. 特别检察官罗伯特·科斯格罗夫(Robert Cosgrove)寻求接触检查与被控恐吓证人的Aidan Kearney(称为“Turtleboy”)的通信的装置。 Special prosecutor Robert Cosgrove seeks access to the devices to examine communications with Aidan Kearney, known as “Turtleboy,” who is accused of intimidating witnesses. Read的辩护认为政府没有合法权力搜查被拘押超过1 300天的电话, Read’s defense argues the government lacks legal authority to search the phones, which have been in custody for over 1,300 days, and calls the request an overreach. 听证会定于10月9日举行,Peter Krupp法官表示可以批准搜查。 A hearing is set for October 9, with Judge Peter Krupp signaling he may approve the search. 本案是正在进行的法律斗争的一部分,与Read的重审和对谋杀罪指控的无罪开释有关。 The case is part of ongoing legal battles tied to Read’s retrial and acquittal on murder charges.