Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane releases statement on grand jury decision

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In a statement released Friday, Kathleen Kane said, "I did nothing illegal. Period." This the day after a grand jury recommended criminal charges against the Pennsylvania attorney general.

The charges include perjury and concern allegations that she leaked confidential grand jury information to a newspaper involving an investigation into a local NAACP leader.

On Friday Kane addressed the grand jury decision in a statement, which reads as follows:

"I did nothing illegal. Period. Any fair and impartial review of the facts would conclude that. This seems to me to be another political attack on my attempt to clean up Harrisburg and its political culture.

They have fought me all the way, including an effort to impeach me.

Since taking office, I have torn up their questionable contracts, cleaned up their investigations, broke their pornography ring and prosecuted corrupt officials.

I will continue to clean up Harrisburg, despite these attacks that seem to be more about politics than the merits."

It is now up to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman to decide whether to pursue charges.