Two Los Angeles County prosecutors claimed in new legal filings that they were demoted and faced retaliation for supporting the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez.

Two Los Angeles prosecutors who supported the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez announced that they planned to sue the new district attorney for "harassment, discrimination, and retaliation." The post Prosecutors who pushed for Menendez resentencing plan to sue new DA for ‘retaliation’ after alleged demotions,

Los Angeles County District Attorneys Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford are accusing newly-elected District Attorney Nathan Hochman and others of retaliating against them because they supported Lyle and Erik Menendez's bid for release from prison.

Two prosecutors alleged Monday that they faced retaliation from new “tough on crime” D.A. Nathan Hochman because they supported sentence reductions for Lyle and Erik Menendez. The prosecutors, Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford,

Two prosecutors who recommended the Menendez brothers be resentenced allege they were demoted by new L.A. County D.A. Nathan Hochman and then defamed by one of his allies.

The allegations come weeks before a hearing that could decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should be resentenced.

Two prosecutors from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office who recommended the release of Erik and Lyle Menendez say they were demoted by D.A. Nathan Hochman and defamed by one of his close allies.

Two Los Angeles County deputy district attorneys alleged Monday in legal filings they were removed from their roles and assigned to new positions by District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s administration in retaliation for their support of resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez to lesser terms in prison.