Kobe BryantHer widow shed tears in court during the invasion of her privacy trial on Wednesday after her attorney told the jury that first responders leaked leaked graphic photos of the late NBA star and their daughter’s mutilated body.
Courtroom sketch obtained by Daily mail shows Vanessa Bryant sobbing inside a federal courtroom while her attorney reveals how photos of her husband’s “decapitated body” became public after the sheriff and Firefighters show random patrons gruesome images at a California bar, two days after his death in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.
Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with 7 other passengers, were killed in a crash that occurred on January 26, 2020 while the group was on their way to a girls’ basketball tournament, where her daughter he is scheduled to play.
Like this is a court photo of Vanessa Bryant in the first responders case taking pictures of DECAPITATED INVESTMENT in Kobe. Drawings never match the mood. Idk pic.twitter.com/5TXAx2Gqz9
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Multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against LA County officials over invasion of privacy
Vanessa filed a multi-million-dollar federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in September 2020 related to leaked photos, which she says caused “severe distress spiritually important”.
She added that she became “physically ill” at the thought of strangers “gazing” at the corpse pictures of her husband and daughter dead.
Lawsuit, documents of which were collected by journalist Shakira S. Briggs, alleging that the officers took the pictures “for their own personal satisfaction” and not for any investigative reason.
Her lawyer, Luis Li, detailed how authorities “exploited the accident” by taking and leaking photos of Kobe and Giana, telling the 10-member jury that Officials took these photos as “souvenirs” during Wednesday’s opening remarks.
Li played a video showing Deputy Joey Cruz inside the Baja California Bar & Grille in Norwalk, where he can be seen sharing his cell phone with the bartender to show him something.
First responders shared grisly photos of Kobe, girls’ ears with ears
The video shows the bartender “shocked” by what he saw on the officer’s cell phone, believed to be Kobe Bryant’s lifeless body, before walking away.
“January 26, 2020 has always been and will be the worst day of Vanessa Bryant’s life,” Li told the courtroom on Rolling Stone. “This case is about accountability. We’ll show you that county employees took the photo and shared it widely. “
Bryant’s attorney added that authorities “taken close-up shots of limbs… and charred flesh,” which have been discussed extensively within the sheriff and are often shown in “unconnected contexts.” have nothing to do with (the investigation),” according to the lawsuit.
Li also played an audiotape of a detective saying his wife refused to see the photos after likening the victims to “pile of meat”, the Daily Mail reports.
The agency also said the complaint claims that another officer used the photos to “try to impress a woman at a bar, bragging about his presence at the crime scene.” How about an accident?
LA County Officials Deem Case “Legal No Merit” and Call Suit “Cash Out”
Meanwhile, the county alleges Vanessa’s invasion of privacy lawsuit has “no legal validity” because the photos were never actually released to the public or the media.
“It is indisputable that the photos in question have never appeared in the media, on the Internet or publicly available. Plaintiff Vanessa Bryant has never seen county photographs of her family members,” argued the district attorney.
County Attorney Skip Miller argued that Vanessa suffered mentally from the death, not the photos, in which the sheriff ordered the deletion.
Miller added that “the county did its job and looks forward to showing it in court,” while county officials called the case a “money robbery.”
However, California state law, created as a result of the fatal crash, makes it illegal for first responders to take pictures of dead victims while on the scene.
Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys accuse the County of having a “Scorched Earth Exploration Tactic”
The county had previously agreed to pay $2.5 million to the two families of the victims who died in the crash in different clothes, but Vanessa refused to deal with her case, presumably. for more money, according to the store.
Vanessa’s attorneys have branded county officials as bullies, citing a request for a psychiatric evaluation of Vanessa to determine if she was indeed emotionally distressed by the photos, exclaiming. called them to use “earth exploration tactics” in an attempt to get Bryant’s family to drop their lawsuits.
Vanessa also filed a lawsuit against the helicopter rental company used by her husband and daughter on the day of the fatal crash, as well as the legacy of the deceased pilot.
