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NT police officer pleads not guilty to disclosing confidential information in private group chat

Police officer Jeannie Secrett has been accused of disclosing confidential information. (ABC News: Evelyn Manfield)

A Northern Territory police officer who allegedly sent work documents to a group chat has pleaded not guilty to disclosing confidential information, with her lawyer telling the court the documents were "trivial" and her actions do not warrant a criminal sanction.

Fingerprint expert Jeannie Secrett, who has worked with the NT Police Force for 24 years, appeared in the Darwin Local Court on Thursday charged with two counts of disclosing confidential information, which each carry a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment.

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