A former grand juror who admitted to leaking witness information with connections to the Karen Read case has lost her job with the state Department of Children and Families, according to her attorney.

Keith Halpern, representing Jessica Leslie, 34, of Dracut, has shared that his client’s employment with DCF was “recently terminated,” just days before she is scheduled to be sentenced in Boston federal court.

A DCF spokesperson confirmed to the Herald that Leslie is “no longer employed” by the agency. Due to state confidentiality requirements, the agency is barred from commenting on the specifics of personnel matters.

Leslie pleaded guilty last month to one felony count of criminal contempt in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, for leaking information from her time

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