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Wins Election
Kathleen Kane wins the 2012 Democratic Nomination for Attorney General over Patrick Murphy. -
Sandusky
Sandusky is tried for 45 counts of seual assault and is later sentenced to prison. -
Assumed Office
Kathleen Kane is the first woman and the first Democrat to assume office as Attorney General. -
Kane hires Moulton
Kathleen Kane hires H. Geoffrey Moulton so he could investigate how the Sandusky case was handled. -
Kane is open to re-election
Kane admits that she is up for running against Pat Toomey in 2016. -
Moulton Report is released
Kane's investigator releases his report on the handling of the Sandusky case. -
Brad Bumsted and Melissa Daniels of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Bumstead and Daniels reveal sexually explicit emails in the Attorney General's database through Moulton's investigation. -
Protective Order on emails lifted
The protective order is lifted off of the pornographic emails, leaving Kathleen Kane in charge of the material. -
Kane refuses release
Kathleen Kane refuses the release of the pornographic emails at first. -
Kane hands over emails
Kane releases over 4,000 emails to the PA Supreme Court Chief Justice. -
Kane Disciplines
Kathleen Kane disciplines 31 staffers for their participation in the exchangement of pornographic emails. -
AG's Appeal
The PA Supreme Court hear oral arguments form Kathleen Kane. -
Rejection
The PA Supreme Court rejectsKane's appeals. -
Kane's Arraignment
Kane is formally arraigned from office and has a mugshot taken. -
No re-election
Kathleen Kane announces that she no longer plans on running for re-election.
