Bruce L. Castor Jr., the top deputy to convicted Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, speaks at a news conference in the agency's headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pa. Castor will take the oath to become acting attorney general following Kane's announcement that she will resign effective Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Latest on the Pennsylvania attorney general's last day in office after her criminal conviction and resignation (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
The veteran prosecutor who has assumed the duties of Pennsylvania's convicted ex-attorney general is a central figure in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby.
Bruce L. Castor Jr. took the oath Wednesday to become acting attorney general, five months after Kathleen Kane hired him.
Kane resigned Wednesday, following Monday's conviction on charges she abused the powers of the state's top law enforcement office by leaking secret grand jury information to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.
Castor is a former two-term district attorney and commissioner in Montgomery County. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2004.
Castor declined to charge Cosby a decade ago when he investigated a former Temple University employee's claim the entertainer had molested her.
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4:30 p.m.
Convicted Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane says her last day in office is bittersweet.
Kane spoke to reporters Wednesday as she entered the attorney general's offices in Scranton on her last day. She didn't discuss her conviction or potential appeal. She's scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 24 and jail time is possible.
Kane is resigning following Monday's conviction on charges she abused the powers of the state's top law enforcement office by leaking secret grand jury information to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.
Her top deputy, Bruce L. Castor Jr., will take the oath later Wednesday to become acting attorney general, five months after Kane hired him.
Castor is a former district attorney and commissioner in Montgomery County. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2004.
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7 a.m.
The man who will take over the duties of Pennsylvania's convicted attorney general is a veteran prosecutor and a central figure in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby.
Bruce L. Castor Jr. will take the oath Wednesday to become acting attorney general, five months after Kathleen Kane hired him.
Kane is resigning following Monday's conviction on charges she abused the powers of the state's top law enforcement office by leaking secret grand jury information to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.
Castor is a former two-term district attorney and commissioner in Montgomery County. He ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2004.
Castor declined to charge Cosby a decade ago when he investigated a former Temple University employee's claim the entertainer had molested her.
Bruce L. Castor Jr., the top deputy to convicted Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, speaks at a news conference in the agency's headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pa. Castor will take the oath to become acting attorney general following Kane's announcement that she will resign effective Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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First Deputy Attorney General Bruce L. Castor Jr. speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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First Deputy Attorney General Bruce L. Castor Jr. speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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First Deputy Attorney General Bruce L. Castor Jr. speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, second left, is escorted out of the Montgomery County courtroom by Bob Ruddy her prime security agent in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane showed little emotion as the jury convicted her late Monday of all nine counts, including two felony perjury counts. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, second left, and members of her legal and security teams, prepare to leave the Montgomery County Courthouse and await a verdict, in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane was convicted Monday of all nine charges against her in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak but insisted she's innocent and vowed to appeal. Kane, the first Democrat and first woman elected to the office, showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict Monday. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, escorted by a member of her security team, prepares to leave the Montgomery County Courthouse and await a verdict, in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane was convicted Monday of all nine charges against her in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak but insisted she's innocent and vowed to appeal. Kane, the first Democrat and first woman elected to the office, showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict Monday. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, escorted by members of her security team, prepares to leave the Montgomery County Courthouse and await a verdict, in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane was convicted Monday of all nine charges against her in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak but insisted she's innocent and vowed to appeal. Kane, the first Democrat and first woman elected to the office, showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict Monday. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Montgomery County District District Attorney Kevin Steele and assistant district attorney Michelle Henry speak after the guilty verdict for Pennsylvania's attorney general, Kathleen Kane, in Norristown, Pa., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Kane showed little emotion as the jury convicted her late Monday of all nine counts, including two felony perjury counts. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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