ORANGE, CA — Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer removed former Senior Assistant District Attorney Tracy Miller after her attempt to protect fellow colleagues, victims of sexual harassment by a former supervisor and longtime friend of Spitzer, according to opening statements in a civil trial that began Monday, as reported by the Orange County Register.
In the lawsuit, Miller—who was the highest-ranking woman in the DA’s office at the time—accuses Spitzer of mishandling two murder cases, one of which involved improper contact with a man tied to the case and the other involving racially charged comments, the Orange County Register reported.
Miller’s attorney, John Barnett, stated in court that the lawsuit targets Orange County, including Todd Spitzer and his former top deputy, Shawn Nelson, who allegedly began targeting Miller in early 2019 after she opposed efforts to protect Gary Logalbo, a DA supervisor accused of sexual harassment. A later county report revealed that Logalbo had harassed four female attorneys during his tenure…