Former county attorney due to be sentenced

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A former northern Minnesota county attorney is due to be sentenced for criminal sexual conduct.

Tim Scannell's sentencing is scheduled today in Duluth. Scannell was replaced as a Cook County prosecutor following his conviction last summer in a case involving a 17-year-old girl.

Jurors decided Scannell abused a position of authority when he kissed and allegedly touched the girl during drives they took in 2012. He was convicted of two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

The girl's family sought a restraining order against Scannell in 2012. The parents said in their petition that Scannell was a longtime family friend.

Attorneys for both sides said earlier they expect Scannell will get probation and that he also will have to register as a sex offender.