UPDATE: Atty. Scannell Won't Leave Job amid Allegation
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 2:53pm
AP
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota prosecutor accused of an improper relationship with a teenage girl says he'll stay in his job.
Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell is the subject of a restraining order this week requested by the 17-year-old girl's parents.
They said Scannell is a longtime family friend who told them in September that he had fallen in love with the girl, then reneged on a promise to stay away from her.
A statement from Scannell's attorney says the prosecutor regrets the pain he's caused, but he's committed no crime and did not engage in ''sexual conduct'' with the teen.
Scannell became a public figure after he was wounded in a courthouse shooting in Grand Marais in December 2011 by a man he had successfully prosecuted.