Jessica M. Leslie, 34, did not speak during the brief hearing. She was charged last week with one count of criminal contempt and has agreed to plead guilty, according to court filings. Her attorney, Keith Halpern, declined to comment on the case after the hearing.

Jessica M. Leslie, 34, was reportedly one of the federal grand jurors who looked into Karen Read's murder case.

Jessica Leslie, 34, of Dracut, admitted to leaking information presented to a federal grand jury to unauthorized individuals, including the names of various witnesses, when she was charged in federal court in Boston earlier this month. Federal prosecutors alleged that the leaks occurred between August 2022 and March 2024.