A second female prosecutor has won a multimillion-dollar judgment against Orange County after a jury found she faced retaliation from District Attorney Todd Spitzer when she reported sexual harassment within his office.
Bethel Cope-Vega was awarded $3.5 million on Tuesday after jurors determined the county failed to “take reasonable steps to prevent and correct workplace harassment,” according to Voice of OC. This verdict follows former prosecutor Tracy Miller’s $3 million award last June in a similar case.
Cope-Vega was one of eight women who reported harassment from Gary LoGalbo, a former top prosecutor nicknamed “Scary Gary” who served as best man at Spitzer’s wedding. According to court documents, LoGalbo told Cope-Vega “he dreamt of her and that she was naked in his dreams,” would burst into her office hoping to “catch her undressing,” and called her late at night to ask what she was wearing…