Senior leadership at the Office of Attorney General under Gov. Tom Corbett failed to promptly investigate and charge serial child molester Jerry Sandusky in 2010, a report issued Monday by Attorney General Kathleen Kane said.
A review of the investigation and prosecution of Sandusky released Monday indicated that a draft presentment recommending filing charges against Sandusky circulated in the Attorney General’s Office in March 2010. The presentment suggested charging Sandusky with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, which is a felony; however, the recommendation was not acted upon for five months, according to the report. The report said grand jury proceedings lagged after the presentment was circulated, and little was done to identify or interview witnesses for approximately 10 months in 2010. The investigation also suggested that Sandusky’s home should have been searched before 2011 to bolster the investigation.
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