Vanessa Bryant is suing a Los Angeles County Sheriff and his department after cellphone photos of Kobe Bryant's fatal helicopter crash were distributed for personal use.
In May, Bryant filed a claim against the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for allegedly sharing photos of the Jan. 26 crash scene in Calabasas, California,, including Kobe and Gianna. She then filed a lawsuit on Sept. 17, which seeks unspecified damages, including punitive damages, for negligence, invasion of privacy as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress. ET has reached out to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for comment.
"Faced with a scene of unimaginable loss, no fewer than eight sheriff's deputes pulled out their personal cell phones and snapped photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches," the court documents obtained by ET read."The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification. As the Sheriff's Department would later admit, there was no investigatory reason for deputies to be taking pictures of the victims' remains.
"The Sheriff's Department's outrageous actions have caused Mrs. Bryant severe emotional distress and compounded the trauma of losing Kobe and Gianna," the documents read."Ms. Bryant feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child, and she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online.
"Our client, Vanessa Bryant, is absolutely devastated by allegations that deputies from the Lost Hills Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department publicly disseminated photos from the helicopter crash site," the statement reads in part."First responders should be trustworthy. It is inexcusable and deplorable that some deputies from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s substation, other surrounding substations and LAFD would allegedly breach their duty.
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