Litigation
Jun. 1, 2012
Former prosecutor sues DA's office
The prosecutor's suit claims the district attorney's office made "politically motivated" charges that he raped and sodomized a colleague.
By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A former Contra Costa County prosecutor on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the district attorney's office for allegedly making "politically motivated" claims that he raped and sodomized a colleague. Michael Gressett was accused of raping a contract prosecutor with the DA's office in 2008. In October, an indictment against Gressett was thrown out on the grounds that evidence that could have helped clear him was not presented to a g...
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