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 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 Los Angeles deputy district attorneys say they were reassigned by newly elected District Attorney Nathan Hochman for voicing their support of resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez. KNBC's Eric Leonard reports.

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.