Deputy AG to prosecute Franciscan Friar cases

June 2024 ยท 1 minute read

EBENSBURG -- While Attorney General Kathleen Kane presented the grand jury indictment against the three Franciscan Friars, she will not be prosecuting any of their cases.

Deputy Attorney General Daniel Dye will be prosecuting those cases, according to the AG's office. A spokesperson called that practice "normal".

The AG's office announced on Tuesday that Giles Schinelli, Robert D'Aversa and Anthony Criscitelli will faces charges stemming from the Brother Stephen Baker case. The office released criminal complaints for each man after the announcement of charges. All three documents show Dye as the prosecuting attorney. The state Supreme Court suspended Kane's law license last fall, but the AG's office says that doesn't matter with this case.

"The status of the Attorney General's law license, at this point, doesn't have any effect on the prosecution of this case," the statement reads. "Deputy Attorney General Daniel Dye will prosecute."

A spokesperson tells 6News that Dye did the leg work in this case and even compared the Kane's position to that of a CEO in a business; someone in charge with a larger vision.

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