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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva‘s directive to deputies to delete any photos on their cellphones of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene may constitute an order to destroy evidence and could lead to their arrest, a now former Lost Hills station captain warned his bosses, according to court papers filed Monday.
Attorneys for Vanessa Bryant suing Los Angeles County over deputies and firefighters who allegedly shared grim photos of the helicopter crash revealed Monday that the station captain at the time had advised and tried to block the sheriff’s directive to all personnel to delete the images in an effort to stop
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There was no invasion of Vanessa Bryant’s privacy amid allegations that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shared grim photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gianna and seven others, Los Angeles County lawyers said in seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by her.
In her federal lawsuit, Vanessa Bryant alleges that several deputies used personal cellphones “to take and share gratuitous photos of the dead children, parents and coaches” while at the crash scene Jan. 26, 2020.
The suit claims that one deputy took as many as 100 images, distributed them to other county workers and showed them in a Norwalk bar despite assurances from Sheriff Alex Villaneuva that the Bryant family’s privacy would be protected.
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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.