In the wake of a youth’s guilty plea to witness intimidation in a prosecution stemming from his posting of grand jury evidence on social media, Philadelphia prosecutors said witnesses who appear before indicting grand juries can still be effectively protected.

On Dec. 4, Nasheen Anderson, 17, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to charges of witness intimidation and terroristic threats in family court in relation to posting confidential grand jury documents and calling witnesses “rats” on his Twitter page, media reports said.

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