Ex-Murphy official accused of sex assault wins court order

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey government official accused of sexual assault has won a court order seeking prosecutors' files on his case.

Albert Alvarez's attorneys sought a court order requiring the Middlesex County prosecutor to turn over his files from the case involving the allegation against Alvarez brought by Katie Brennan. A judge agreed to the order Friday.

The case has been in the headlines going back to October when Brennan, who is the chief of staff at the state's housing mortgage agency, came forward with the allegations in a newspaper article.

She says that Alvarez sexually assaulted her in 2017 when they were both working to get Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy elected.