US Politics | Inside Vanessa Bryant’s Kobe crash photos trial from her ‘disgust’ with officials to pic shown at bar before $16m ruling
A JURY has decided that Los Angeles County must pay Vanessa Bryant $16million over photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant. The unanimous verdict found that Vanessa's privacy was invaded and that she suffered emotional distress after officials shared photos of the remains of Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. 
AFPVanessa Bryant has been awarded $16million after a jury determined she suffered emotional distress by LA County '/ ' 
APOfficials were accused of sharing photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna '/ ' Vanessa reportedly cried as the verdict was read after the jury deliberated for 4 1/2 hours. She testified that she was "disgusted" upon learning that LA County officials shared photos of the crash that killed nine people. "I felt like I wanted to run down the block and scream," she said in court on Friday. "I can't escape my body. I can't escape what I feel." READ MORE KOBE BRYANT 
SICK 'GRATIFICATION' Graphic pics of Kobe & Gigi's bodies 'found on phones of eight cops' 
MAMBA DAY Strahan leads Kobe Day tributes by sharing pic of NBA icon that hangs in man cave Vanessa said that she was "blindsided, devastated, hurt and betrayed," learning that authorities had taken photos. "I trusted them," she said. "I trusted them not to do these things." The 41-year-old NBA legend and his daughter were on their way to the Mamba Academy for basketball practice when their private helicopter went down in January 2020. Most read in The US Sun SHOPPERS' HORROR Fire at Walmart sends customers & staff running as flames engulf shelves UNSOCIAL DISTANCING Club bans STARING without 'consent' & hires 'officers' to police venue FIND THEM One dead and 6 hurt in horror shooting with manhunt underway for two suspects HORROR SLIP Hiker plummets to his death after last minute change of heart turned deadly TEARFUL PM Finland PM in tears as she admits 'I'm also human' after parties & topless pals BREAST FOOT FORWARD Kylie shows off major cleavage & almost spills out of tiny bikini Kobe's Sikorsky-76 chopper came down in fog in the Calabasas mountains northwest of Los Angeles. Vanessa, his wife of 20 years, was reportedly horrified when California cops were accused of showing off horrific photos of the tragedy. Vanessa's attorney described allegations that cops shared the photos of victims' remains in a bar as "an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect, and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families.... He called for those who shared the photos to "face the harshest possible discipline, and that their identities be brought to light, to ensure that the photos are not further disseminated.... ...No fewer than eight sheriff's deputies at the crash site pulled out their personal cell phones and snapped photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches,... says the lawsuit, which TMZ obtained a copy of. ...The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification.... ...VERY, VERY DISTURBING' A young Californian police officer allegedly leaked photos of the NBA legend's body in a bid to impress a woman at a bar. Bryant's lawsuit alleged that within 48 hours of the crash, photos had spread to at least 10 members of the department. One deputy took between 25 and 100 photos of the crash scene on his cell phone, according to the suit. There are also disturbing allegations about what deputies did with the photos of Kobe, Gianna, and the other passengers. The second part of the lawsuit included allegations that officer Joey Cruz showed crash photographs to a bartender at the Baja California Bar and Grill in Norwalk, California. One of the customers described his alleged actions as ...very, very disturbing.... Cruz is also accused of showing the photos to his niece. He also allegedly made ...a crude remark about the state of the victims' remains.... The suit alleges that on the day of the crash, Rafael Mejia, who was assigned to the crash site, obtained photos from fire department personnel. He then allegedly walked over to chat with a female deputy who wasn't involved in the investigation \- and for no reason other than ...morbid gossip,... sent them to her cellphone. Mejia is accused of passing the photos to Cruz, a trainee deputy at the time in the suit. Another officer, deputy Michael Russell, allegedly sent photos to a friend with whom he ...plays video games nightly.... The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies linked to the leak were told they would not get in trouble if they deleted the pictures, reported the Los Angeles Times. Read More on The US Sun 
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AFPSome of the allegations claimed that an officer shared the photos with a bartender while another reportedly showed his niece '/ ' 
Getty...I trusted them not to do these things,' Vanessa testified in court '/ '
AFPVanessa Bryant has been awarded $16million after a jury determined she suffered emotional distress by LA County '/ ' APOfficials were accused of sharing photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna '/ ' Vanessa reportedly cried as the verdict was read after the jury deliberated for 4 1/2 hours. She testified that she was "disgusted" upon learning that LA County officials shared photos of the crash that killed nine people. "I felt like I wanted to run down the block and scream," she said in court on Friday. "I can't escape my body. I can't escape what I feel." READ MORE KOBE BRYANT SICK 'GRATIFICATION' Graphic pics of Kobe & Gigi's bodies 'found on phones of eight cops' MAMBA DAY Strahan leads Kobe Day tributes by sharing pic of NBA icon that hangs in man cave Vanessa said that she was "blindsided, devastated, hurt and betrayed," learning that authorities had taken photos. "I trusted them," she said. "I trusted them not to do these things." The 41-year-old NBA legend and his daughter were on their way to the Mamba Academy for basketball practice when their private helicopter went down in January 2020. Most read in The US Sun SHOPPERS' HORROR Fire at Walmart sends customers & staff running as flames engulf shelves UNSOCIAL DISTANCING Club bans STARING without 'consent' & hires 'officers' to police venue FIND THEM One dead and 6 hurt in horror shooting with manhunt underway for two suspects HORROR SLIP Hiker plummets to his death after last minute change of heart turned deadly TEARFUL PM Finland PM in tears as she admits 'I'm also human' after parties & topless pals BREAST FOOT FORWARD Kylie shows off major cleavage & almost spills out of tiny bikini Kobe's Sikorsky-76 chopper came down in fog in the Calabasas mountains northwest of Los Angeles. Vanessa, his wife of 20 years, was reportedly horrified when California cops were accused of showing off horrific photos of the tragedy. Vanessa's attorney described allegations that cops shared the photos of victims' remains in a bar as "an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect, and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families.... He called for those who shared the photos to "face the harshest possible discipline, and that their identities be brought to light, to ensure that the photos are not further disseminated.... ...No fewer than eight sheriff's deputies at the crash site pulled out their personal cell phones and snapped photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches,... says the lawsuit, which TMZ obtained a copy of. ...The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification.... ...VERY, VERY DISTURBING' A young Californian police officer allegedly leaked photos of the NBA legend's body in a bid to impress a woman at a bar. Bryant's lawsuit alleged that within 48 hours of the crash, photos had spread to at least 10 members of the department. One deputy took between 25 and 100 photos of the crash scene on his cell phone, according to the suit. There are also disturbing allegations about what deputies did with the photos of Kobe, Gianna, and the other passengers. The second part of the lawsuit included allegations that officer Joey Cruz showed crash photographs to a bartender at the Baja California Bar and Grill in Norwalk, California. One of the customers described his alleged actions as ...very, very disturbing.... Cruz is also accused of showing the photos to his niece. He also allegedly made ...a crude remark about the state of the victims' remains.... The suit alleges that on the day of the crash, Rafael Mejia, who was assigned to the crash site, obtained photos from fire department personnel. He then allegedly walked over to chat with a female deputy who wasn't involved in the investigation \- and for no reason other than ...morbid gossip,... sent them to her cellphone. Mejia is accused of passing the photos to Cruz, a trainee deputy at the time in the suit. Another officer, deputy Michael Russell, allegedly sent photos to a friend with whom he ...plays video games nightly.... The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies linked to the leak were told they would not get in trouble if they deleted the pictures, reported the Los Angeles Times. Read More on The US Sun CHIP CHIP HOORAY I tried 7 chocolate chip cookies - the runner-up will save you cash NUKE ALERT Europe's biggest nuke plant 'DISCONNECTED from grid' as Russia masses troops On Wednesday, a federal jury awarded $31million in damages to Vanessa and co-plaintiff Christopher Chester, who also lost a spouse and daughter in the helicopter crash. Chester was awarded $15million. AFPSome of the allegations claimed that an officer shared the photos with a bartender while another reportedly showed his niece '/ ' Getty...I trusted them not to do these things,' Vanessa testified in court '/ '
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