Overview
- An independent 17-page report released Monday, June 29, found sufficient credible evidence that former Canton Sgt. Sean Goode violated multiple department policies through hostile and discriminatory messages.
- The report, prepared by retired Chief Michael Myers, includes roughly nine pages of Goode’s texts that show racist, antisemitic, homophobic, ableist and misogynist language and dates back more than a decade.
- Investigators concluded Goode shared sensitive law-enforcement information in group chats, including a Registry of Motor Vehicles photo, ran license-plate queries on acquaintances, and described conduct the investigator called unbecoming an officer.
- Goode resigned after refusing to cooperate with Canton’s independent probe and had been placed on leave in late October 2025; the town says its only remaining step is to forward the report to the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission for action.
- The messages were used as exhibits in a civil lawsuit by Karen Read and were gathered from over 200,000 texts reviewed by attorneys, a process that could prompt further reviews of prosecutions and broader oversight of local policing practices.