Jack Teixiera: Airman accused of leaking US intelligence on Discord to stay behind bars till trial
The US airman accused of leaking categorized information will stay in jail till his trial, a choose has dominated.
Jack Teixeira is accused of leaking scores of paperwork, together with delicate info on America’s allies and operations overseas, on to the social media website Discord.
The 21-year-old has been held behind bars since his arrest on 13 April.
His attorneys had requested for him to be held beneath home arrest till his trial, however their request was denied by Justice of the Peace choose David Hennessy at federal courtroom in Worcester, Massachusetts.
No trial date has thus far been set.
Jack Teixiera’s father, Jack Michael Teixeira, arrives on the detention listening to in Worcester, Massachusetts
Teixiera is accused of breaching the Espionage Act in what has been described as the most important leak of categorized paperwork for the reason that WikiLeaks scandal of 2010.
“Who did he put at risk?” stated Judge Hennessy. “You could make a list as long as a phone book.”
Teixeira appeared on the listening to in an orange jumpsuit and a brand new buzz haircut.
In deciding to maintain Teixeira behind bars, Hennessy stated it was not “implausible at all that a foreign government would make overtures to this defendant to get information”.
The choose additionally cited what he stated was Teixeira’s fascination with weapons, which has “an unhealthy component,” and an absence of integrity.
Teixeira’s household stated they had been “disappointed” with the ruling and remained “steadfast and determined in our complete support of Jack”.
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The leaked paperwork held extremely categorized info on allies and adversaries, with particulars starting from Ukraine’s air defences to Israel’s Mossad spy company.
President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into why the alleged leaker had entry to the delicate info.
Teixeira is being held in Plymouth County jail, south of Boston.