Orange County DA ‘knew his office was in trouble,’ lawyer for ex-prosecutor says

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer forced out a high-level prosecutor who was trying to protect lower-level colleagues who had suffered serial sexual harassment by another supervisor with close ties to Spitzer, an attorney for the former prosecutor told jurors on Monday, May 19, at the outset of a high-profile civil trial.
Former Senior Assistant District Attorney Tracy Miller is also accusing Spitzer of misconduct in a pair of high-profile capital murder cases, as part of a lawsuit ag