Attorney Misconduct

Manhattan Prosecutor Arrested For Allegedly Choking Woman At Local Bar

That's not very gentlemanly behavior.

Bitch, you’re a bitch. Hit me. Why don’t you hit me?

— Words reportedly uttered by Eli Cherkasky, a Manhattan assistant district attorney, before he allegedly began to attack a woman he met at a bar this weekend. Cherkasky was arrested on misdemeanor assault, obstruction of breathing, menacing, and harassment charges, and released on his own recognizance.