The wife of the late American basketball star, Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, decided to sue the Sheriff's Office in Los Angeles County because of the elements taking pictures of the helicopter crash site, which killed her husband and their daughter (Gianna), earlier this year, according to American press reports.
People magazine, which deals with celebrity news, obtained a copy of the lawsuit that was filed, the day before yesterday, and Bryant seeks compensation for emotional damage and mental suffering, following the revelation that eight of the county sheriff's assistants took pictures of the wreckage and the bodies And share it with others.
Bryant, his daughter and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in East Los Angeles on January 26.
According to the case file, "At least eight of the sheriff's assistants were present on the site who took pictures with their cell phones of the dead children, their families and the trainers. As the Sharif’s office later admitted, there was no investigative purpose for his assistants, in order to take pictures at the crash site, but the associates took pictures for their personal goals. ”
The only people authorized to take pictures of the crash site are investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the pathologist's office.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva admitted in March that his aides had taken pictures of the crash site, after the Los Angeles Times revealed its existence.
Recreational news site TMZ, which was the first to report the crash of a helicopter carrying the legend of the Los Angeles Lakers, said that "a waiter filed a complaint after hearing that one of my sheriff's assistants was displaying the pictures in front of a customer at the bar."
Los Angeles sheriff aides took pictures of the wreckage and the dead for personal purposes.