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US charges software engineer for leaking CIA secrets

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Washington (dpa),Jun 19 2018  -  The United States has filed charges against a software engineer who allegedly leaked a trove of classified documents pertaining to the CIA’s hacking programme to whistleblower outfit WikiLeaks.   


Joshua Adam Schulte, a former employee of the US spy agency, was arrested last year after child pornography was found on his electronic devices in a raid on his home.   


That raid was carried out as part of the investigation into the leak, prosecutors said.   


“Leaks of classified information pose a danger to the security of all Americans,” said Assistant Attorney General John Demers in a statement.   


The massive leak of thousands of documents,