There's a hearing Thursday in the Karen Read case where her attorneys are looking to delay the start of her trial.

Karen Read case worlds collided this morning in Norfolk Superior Court when Read and Aidan “Turtleboy” Kearney sat at the defense table together as the prosecution sought data from Kearney’s

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.

The lead investigator in the Karen Read case has been fired after admitting that he sent sexist and crude texts about her to family and colleagues during her trial.

Michael Proctor was fired by Massachusetts State Police Wednesday for his actions in the Karen Read investigation.