AG candidates pledge to investigate Corbett’s role in Sandusky investigation

Two candidates campaigning for Pennsylvania’s vacancy for attorney general told 6News that if elected, they will launch investigations into Gov. Tom Corbett’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Democratic candidate Kathleen Kane told 6News that Corbett’s handling of the initial investigation into Sandusky during his tenure as attorney general has been the most persistent question she has been asked by voters.

“I have been traveling the state for 20 months now. I’ve been on the campaign trail, and every single county I have gone to, it is the No. 1 question on everyone’s mind. ‘What happened, why did it happen, and why did it take so long?’” said Kane. “The part that I’m questioning is the investigation. I’m questioning why it took three years with a pedophile on the street. I’ve heard one answer, that it was a calculated risk. I have two little boys; that’s not a risk I’m willing to take with my sons or with anyone else’s sons.”

Recent reports said Republican candidate David Freed has also indicated that he would investigate Corbett’s role if he were elected attorney general.

In a sit-down interview with 6News in February, Corbett said he pursued the case when the initial allegations of misconduct and child molestation involving Sandusky came to his office.

“I told my agents and told my attorneys, ‘Follow it up. Let’s go.’ This investigation was run and is run by career professionals in the agent ranks and in the attorney ranks. I was kept apprised throughout the entire time,” Corbett said.