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Grand Juror Who Leaked Karen Read Probe Details Gets Two Months of Home Detention

The sentence follows an uncommon federal review of the state's Karen Read prosecution that ended without further charges.

Karen Read listens to testimony during her trial, Friday, May 3, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. Read is accused of backing her SUV into her Boston Police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, and leaving him to die in a blizzard in Canton, Mass., in 2022.
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Overview

  • Jessica Leslie, 34, was sentenced in Boston to two years of supervised release with two months of home confinement and one day of incarceration deemed served.
  • U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani rejected a time‑served only outcome after calling Leslie flippant about her secrecy oath.
  • Prosecutors say an X post in January 2024 triggered an FBI inquiry that used cellphone search warrants to trace the leak to Leslie.
  • Court filings state she disclosed names of witnesses, the substance of testimony and other evidence on dates between Aug. 11, 2022, and March 4, 2024.
  • The federal grand jury examining the state’s handling of the Read case closed without additional charges, and Leslie later lost her job at the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families.