(AP) — Keeping a campaign promise, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane on Monday named a special deputy to direct an internal inquiry into the handling of the child sexual abuse scandal involving former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

The appointee, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr., is "a highly respected former federal prosecutor who will assist us in providing a comprehensive and independent examination of the facts," Kane said in a news release announcing the move.





Republican Gov. Tom Corbett was the attorney general for most of that time, which included his 2010 campaign for governor. Corbett cites the successful prosecution as proof that the state investigation was effective and denied playing politics with the probe to ensure that it didn't become public while he was running for governor.
