US charges software engineer for leaking CIA secrets

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,