A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday.

Jack Teixeira admitted to sharing classified military information to the ‘Thug Shaker Central’ Discord server.

Jack D. Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman convicted of espionage for leaking classified information in an internet chat group, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. “I wanted to say that I’m sorry for all of the harm that I’ve brought and that I’ve caused and that I don’t think I can really sum up how contrite I am,

The Discord leaks rocked the U.S. national security establishment, revealing the speed with which top-secret materials can spread online.

In a highly anticipated court decision, Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is about to learn his sentence for leaking highly sensitive military information. Teixeira pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges under the Espionage Act for sharing classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security matters.

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday after he leaked classified information about the country’s war strategy in Ukraine on the social platform Discord.

Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Defense Department and sharing it online, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts announced.

Prosecutors said Jack Teixeira "perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history."

After pleading guilty to the most consequential national security breach in years, Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira faces 15 years in prison. He leaked secret reports of the war in Ukraine on the social media platform Discord.