Covert said his office already has met with representatives from the FBI, U.S. attorney and state attorney general.

"We are providing them with documents and information that they're looking for," he said, including information that Covert's office released to the media during a news conference a few weeks ago.

Granville said he was not aware of an investigation by the District Attorney's Office. The diocese, he said, still has not provided Nowak with information regarding the allegations against him. Nowak did not learn there were any allegations until several weeks after Malone described him to his advisers as a "sick puppy," his lawyer said.

"He had been tried, convicted and sentenced by the bishop, but the bishop had not even talked to him," Granville said. "At the time, Jeff had not even been told there were allegations against him."

Biernat took a personal leave of absence as secretary and vice chancellor on Aug. 14, at the bishop's request.

Bojanowski recently withdrew from the seminary.