LA County says Vanessa Bryant lacks basis to sue deputies over deadly helicopter crash photos
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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County attorneys contend Vanessa Bryant has no legal basis to sue four sheriff s deputies alleged to have shared unauthorized photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, according to court papers obtained Monday.
Bryant alleges in her lawsuit that deputies who responded to the Jan. 26, 2020, crash scene used personal cell phones to take and share gratuitous photos of the dead children, parents and coaches. According to the suit, Sheriff Alex Villanueva initially assured Bryant of privacy when she expressed concerns just after the crash occurred.
County Says Vanessa Bryant Lacks Basis to Sue Deputies Over Crash Photos
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County attorneys contend that Vanessa Bryant has no legal basis to sue four sheriff’s deputies who are alleged to have shared unauthorized photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others, according to court papers obtained May 3.
Bryant alleged in her lawsuit that deputies who responded to the Jan. 26, 2020, crash scene used personal cell phones “to take and share gratuitous photos of the dead children, parents and coaches.”
According to the suit, Sheriff Alex Villanueva initially assured Bryant of privacy when she expressed concerns just after the crash occurred.
LA County: Vanessa Bryant suit over Kobe crash photos has no legal basis
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Smoldering wreckage from a helicopter crash is seen on a hillside in Calabasas, Calif., on January 26, 2020. The crash killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others. File Photo by John McCoy/UPI | License Photo
Vanessa Bryant is seen at the Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on February 24, 2020. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Smoldering wreckage from a helicopter crash is seen on a hillside in Calabasas, Calif., on January 26, 2020. The crash killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others. File Photo by John McCoy/UPI | License Photo
May 2, 2021
There were 60 people murdered in L.A. County as of Feb. 28 – a 186% jump from the 21 killings reported during the same period in 2020, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department told Fox News in a segment that aired Thursday.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told Fox News criminals are emboldened by District Attorney George Gascón’s progressive policies and stressed that people must understand that such elections will have consequences.
“They need to really pick and choose very carefully because for them it’s very easy to say, ‘Oh yeah, all cops are bad,’ and, ‘Let’s reform and defund the police,’” Villanueva said. “Yet they’re the very first ones to pick up the 911 when someone’s crawling over their back gate trying to get into their house.”