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Litigation

Mar. 22, 2012

Attorney says prosecutor intends to sue DA for malicious prosecution

A Contra Costa County prosecutor has announced intentions to sue the District Attorney's office for what he claims were "politically motivated" charges that he raped and sodomized a colleague.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Contra Costa County prosecutor has announced intentions to sue the district attorney's office for what he claims were "politically motivated" charges that he raped and sodomized a colleague.


Michael Gressett was accused in 2008 of raping a colleague, then a contract prosecutor. In October, retired Santa Clara County Judge Thomas Hastings threw out an indictment against Gressett, rulin...

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