LA Deputies Were Told To Delete Leaked Kobe Bryant’s Crash Site Photos To Avoid Punishment After An Officer Showed Them To A Woman To “Impress Her”

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Earlier this week, reports circulated around an LA cop who allegedly used disturbing leaked photos from Kobe Bryant’s crash site to impress a girl at the bar. It was later reported to the Los Angeles Times that deputies would avoid repercussions if they came clean and deleted the graphic images.

According to TMZ, “an online complaint was filed with the Sheriff’s Department after the bartender listened in on the conversation.” TMZ also reported that the unauthorized photos that were shared were said to have included photos of the victims’ remains.

The Daily Mail wrote, “normally, such a complaint would spark a formal inquiry, and possibly even an internal affairs bureau investigation.” But officials were ordered to delete the images, in an attempt to cover-up the scandal. Two public safety sources revealed that deleting the photos “could have amounted to destruction of evidence.”

In a statement Friday, the Sheriff Alex Villanueva commented, “[We are] deeply disturbed at the thought deputies could allegedly engage in such an insensitive act. A thorough investigation will be conducted by the department, with the number one priority of protecting the dignity and privacy of the victims and their families.”

Sharing unauthorized photos is considered a “cardinal sin in law enforcement,” said Joseph Giacalone, a teacher of police procedures at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.

It is currently unknown who took the photos and how far they have reached. Police did contact the victims’ families after the newspapers broke the news.