Jonathan Hatami—a deputy district attorney known for taking on high-profile child abuse cases—is one of the contenders vying to replace progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in 2024, he announced on March 29 in Whittier.
Hatami, who works in the Complex Child Abuse Unit at the Hall of Justice, said amid a “public safety crisis,” he’s seen “the failures of our elected leaders who promised to do better but only end up making things worse.”
