The deputy attorney general that Mayor Adrian Fenty placed at the head of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation services last week led the investigation that toppled the agency’s previous chief, according to documents obtained by The Washington Examiner.

The behind-the-scenes maneuvering has raised credibility issues. DYRS handles sentencing, commitment and rehabilitation of juvenile criminals. It’s now Robert Hildum’s job to set the sentencing for the juvenile offenders he previously prosecuted as the former head of the attorney general’s public safety division.