Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s widow, applauded the decision of a federal judge on Monday that would allow her to see the names of the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who allegedly leaked photos of the location where her husband, daughter and several others were killed in a helicopter crash in 2020.
The decision by US District Judge John Walter allowed Vanessa Bryant to add the names of deputies and the results of an internal investigation against them in their civil lawsuit against Los Angeles County and the sheriff’s department, the Los Angeles Times reported. .
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Walter wrote in his decision: “In fact, when the case involves allegations of police misconduct, the public is interested in assessing the veracity of the allegations of official misconduct and whether the agencies responsible for investigating and prosecuting complaints of misconduct have acted properly and wisely. “
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 added the photo caption.
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Walter acknowledged that MPs would potentially be subject to online attacks, according to the newspaper.
“While the Court recognizes that this case has been the subject of public scrutiny and media attention and that the Vice-Defendants are legitimately concerned with the possibility of encountering violent and social media attacks, such concerns alone are not sufficient to overcome the strength of the public’s interest in access, “said the decision.
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Bryant claimed in the lawsuit that early respondents took unauthorized photos of the crash site where her husband, daughter and others died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas. In recent months, she has been asking the media to avoid publishing photos of the scene.