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.

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 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 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.

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.