A crime analyst for the Bronx District Attorney’s Office filed an eye-popping claim notice earlier this week containing wide-ranging allegations of misconduct within the office, alleging that a booze-and-sex-fueled culture in the office has caused prosecutors to mishandle cases, including a recent gang prosecution that ended in a defendant’s charges getting dismissed.

But while the allegations prompted calls from some corners for Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark to step aside, others in the Bronx legal community said the claims appear intended to damage the reputation of a district attorney who has opened investigations into police and prosecutors’ conduct during her two years in office.