Jack Teixeira, suspect in Pentagon leaks, charged under Espionage Act

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Government to seek 10 years on each of two charges, says prosecutor in Boston court

Jack Teixeira, the air national guardsman arrested on suspicion of leaking hundreds of secret defence documents, has been charged in a Boston court on two counts under the Espionage Act.

The clean-cut 21 year-old was brought into court in a beige jumpsuit, and his handcuffs were removed by a bailiff. He sat quietly, turning only once to three family members to smile weakly.

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