L.A. prosecutors Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford said on Monday that they were wrongfully demoted by new District Attorney Nathan Hochman. The lawyers said the move comes in retaliation to their support to resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez.

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 prosecutors have filed complaints alleging retaliation by District Attorney Nathan Hochman over their support for a reduced sentence for Lyle and Erik Menéndez, the brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents.

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.

"I asked him, how is he leaning. He wouldn't say anything, but he did say he met with members of the Menendez family and he has taken his time to hear their side of things." — Ana Garcia on Nathan Hoc

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, Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford, allege they faced retaliation because they supported the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

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 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.