HARRISBURG — New details about the scope and pace of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation investigation were expected when the Pennsylvania attorney general released a report she promised while running for the office two years ago.

Attorney General Kathleen Kane brought in law school professor and former federal prosecutor Geoff Moulton to review how police and prosecutors responded after authorities fielded a complaint about the former Penn State assistant football coach in late 2008.

The report being released today has political implications because the attorney general’s office got involved in early 2009, when Tom Corbett held the job Kane now has. Corbett, a Republican, was elected governor in 2010 and is seeking another term. Kane is the first elected Democrat to serve as the state’s top prosecutor.

It took nearly three years for charges to be filed against Sandusky. He was convicted two years ago of sexual abuse of 10 boys and is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence in a maximum-security prison.

As a candidate in 2012, Kane said that Corbett may have had a political motive to slow down the investigation, an assertion Corbett has denied. The arrest of Sandusky led to the firing of longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno while Corbett was serving as a university trustee; Penn State alumni and fans have objected to how Paterno was treated.

Corbett has said the case was handled properly, noting that investigators needed time to develop sometimes reluctant witnesses and that Sandusky was convicted. Eight victims testified at trial about a range of abusive behavior, from grooming to violent attacks.