FAIRFAX, Virginia – Attorney General Jason Miyares (R-VA) has called on Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano to resign, accusing his office of mishandling multiple cases and handing out lenient plea deals.

While surrounded by more than a dozen victims, Miyares called for legislative reforms to protect future victims and hold prosecutors accountable. He released a 34-page report detailing misconduct, failures, and constitutional violations and is referring the matter to the Department of Justice for potential civil or criminal investigation. 

“These are particularly heinous offenses,” Miyares said. “Few things are more egregious, than the idea that we have seen a pattern in this office of not standing up for children and their innocence.”