Jack Teixeiraa young man accused of being involved in one of the biggest leaks of Pentagon documents in a decade was charged this Friday with crimes against transmission of national defense information and extraction of classified information.

This morning, a 21-year-old man appeared before a justice of the peace. District Court of MassachusettsDavid Hennessy, who read the allegations against him, was picked up by the national media.

In accordance with CNNJudge Schedules Juvenile Detention Hearing Wednesday, April 19. However, he will remain in custody.

Teixeira he pleaded not guilty.

Before the court, the young man was silent during the hearing, only whisper “yes” while the judge informed him of his rights as a defendant in a criminal case.

Jack Teixeira, Air National Guardwas arrested yesterday in connection with one of the largest leaks of classified Pentagon documents.

New York Times described Teixeira as a video game fan who had a private group in discord platformplatform to which he uploaded documents that sent shivers through the intelligence community, strained U.S. relations with foreign governments, and compromised valuable information about Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The moment of detention was recorded and broadcast to the US media.

At the time of the arrest of Jack Teixeira, suspected of leaking American intelligence documents https://t.co/cNH5dlbeBN pic.twitter.com/sxhqcDWRZ4

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In the images you can see Teixeira in red shorts, raise your hands above your head and go back to the tank, where the authorities are waiting for him.

As soon as the young man catches up with them, he is handcuffed and taken to the car.
The leaked documents have revealed important information suggesting that the United States is spying on its enemies and allies.

Journalist Jesús Esquivel even mentioned in Living Aristegui What “in terms of espionage America treats friend and foe alike.”

According to EFE