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(NewsNation) — A subordinate of the expansive assemblage that indicted Karen Read has been charged with disclosing accusation presented to a national expansive assemblage to unauthorized individuals.
Jessica M. Leslie, 34, was charged with transgression contempt and has agreed to plead blameworthy successful an quality to beryllium held astatine a aboriginal date.
Charging documents allege that Leslie told unauthorized individuals sealed accusation astir a case, including the names of assorted witnesses, accusation astir witnesser grounds and different grounds successful usurpation of national rules.
Karen Read was acquitted past month successful her 2nd trial. She was indicted by a expansive assemblage connected charges of execution successful the decease of her boyfriend, Boston constabulary serviceman John O'Keefe.
Prosecutors claimed that Read ran implicit O'Keefe aft a nighttime of dense drinking and near him to dice successful a blizzard. Read maintained her innocence and her defence presented a mentation that O'Keefe's chap constabulary officers had covered up the existent origin of his death.
Read's archetypal proceedings ended successful a mistrial, and she was acquitted connected charges of murder, manslaughter and leaving the country of the mishap successful a 2nd trial. She was recovered blameworthy of driving nether the power and fixed 1 twelvemonth of probation.
There was dense media sum successful some trials, with Read often speaking to the press.
Leslie could look situation time, up to 5 years of supervised release, and a good of up to $250,000.
