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 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.

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 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.

Los Angeles County District Attorneys Nancy Theberge, who oversaw the district attorney’s resentencing unit, and Brock Lunsford, the Assistant Head Deputy of

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

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.