A female staff attorney for the New York County Defenders Services says she was sexually harassed for years by a colleague, who then became a manager, and when she alerted management to the issue, she was retaliated against for it, according to a recent complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court.

For years, Alexandra Bonacarti says Christopher Boyle, who started as a fellow staff attorney with NYCDS, expressed unwanted and unreciprocated romantic feelings toward her. Over time, she claims, his actions escalated into sexual harassment.