named were immune to prosecution. Hynes' office was also criticized for its conduct in prosecuting William Lopez, who spent 23 years in prison for murder before his release by a federal judge in 2013; and Ronald Bozeman, who was released in 2012 after serving a year in prison on an indictment for armed robbery. Following a January 2013 cover article in the Village Voice titled "Brooklyn Deserves a New D.A.", Hynes sent the Voice a lengthy rebuttal which called their story "highly biased journalism" and "totally one-sided." He also responded to specific details in their reporting on the cases of Collins and Bozeman, as well as other matters discussed in the article. CBS TV reality series In May 2013, a lawsuit was filed by Abe George, a candidate opposing Hynes in the 2013 primary race, to block CBS from airing a reality show, titled Brooklyn D.A., featuring Hynes' staff of prosecutors fighting to win cases. George claimed that Hynes and CBS were "illegally utilizing, diverting and distributing the public resources of his office and position as Brooklyn District Attorney for the purposes of furthering [Hynes'] personal political campaign." CBS, which described the program as a "six-part news series", said George's lawsuit was "obviously a publicity push by a politician." A Manhattan judge dismissed George's request, and the series premiered on May 28, 2013. Electoral defeat Hynes was defeated in his 2013 bid for reelection by Kenneth Thompson. Personal life Hynes was married to Patricia L. Pennisi, a registered nurse. The couple had five children and seventeen grandchildren. Hynes kept a summer home in Breezy Point, New York. Charles Hynes died on 29 January 2019 at the age of 83. References 1935 births 2019 deaths St. Ann's Academy (Manhattan) alumni Commissioners of the New York City Fire Department St. John's University (New York City) alumni Kings County District Attorneys People from Flatbush, Brooklyn 20th-century American lawyers