Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, applauded the decision of a federal judge Monday that would allow her to see the names of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who allegedly leaked photos of the site where her husband, daughter and several others died in a helicopter. accident in 2020.
The U.S. District Judge John Walter’s ruling allowed Vanessa Bryant to add the deputies’ names and the outcome of an internal investigation against them to her civil lawsuit against Los Angeles County and the sheriff’s department, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Walter writes in his ruling: ‘Where the case does involve allegations of misconduct by the police, the public has a firm interest in judging the truth of the allegations of official misconduct, and or agencies responsible for investigating and judging of complaints of misconduct, acted properly. and wise. ‘
Vanessa Bryant shared a photo of the LA Times headline on Instagram.
“Thank you Judge John F. Walter, Luis Li, Brad Brian and @latimes,” she captioned the photo.
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According to the newspaper, Walter acknowledged that the delegates might have attacks online.
“Although the court acknowledges that this case has been brought to the attention of the media and the attention of the media, and that the deputy defendants are legally concerned that they will experience attacks on vitriols and social media, such concern in itself is not sufficient to the strong strength of the public to weigh importance in access, ”reads the ruling.
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Bryant claimed in the case that first responders took unauthorized photos of the accident where her husband, daughter and others died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas. For the past few months, she has asked media requesters not to publish photos of the scene.