DA: Not That Unusual For County DAs To Seek Special Prosecutor
“On Tuesday (March 21), the Hon. James Tormey, Chief Administrative Judge for the 5th Judicial District, appointed me (and thereby my office) to serve as special prosecutor in the matter of People v. Peter Rauch,” Oswego County District Attorney Gregory S. Oakes said. He has been actively consulting with the Syracuse Police Department about the investigation over the past few days, he added.