Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site [사진 제공:연합뉴스]
The Associated Press reported that a verdict has been issued to pay a large amount of compensation to the rescue and accident investigation authorities who have returned photos of the body of American professional basketball star Kobe Bryant.
According to the news, a jury in the United States federal court has ruled that Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, should pay $16 million, or approximately 21.4 billion won, in a claim for damages filed once morest Los Angeles County by Bryant’s wife.
Vanessa filed a lawsuit on January 26, 2020, following reports of her husband’s and daughter’s deaths in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles were reported to be circulating.
Nine jury members unanimously affirmed Vanessa’s allegations that she and Vanessa’s photos of Bryant and her 13-year-old daughter at the time of death had violated her privacy and suffered psychological distress.
The people who shared photos of the body were primarily employees of the Los Angeles County Police Department and Fire Department.
Many of the cases viewed were not related to public affairs related to the incident, such as employees playing video games or employees attending awards ceremonies.
There were also employees who showed photos to employees or to their spouses while drinking at the bar.
Vanessa cried while the jury read the verdict, foreign media reported.
During the 11-day hearing, he testified that he still suffers from the fact that authorities have returned the photos.
Vanessa said she saw the reports a month following the loss of her husband and daughter, and that her unhealed grief grew even greater, stating that the thought that the photos might still be circulated caused her seizures with extreme fear.
He said, “I live every day in fear that photos will be posted on social media.
Bryant, who retired following playing for the LA Lakers, wore the championship ring five times as a player.
On this day, the jury combined Bryant’s Lakers jersey numbers 8 and 24 and delivered the verdict to the judge on August 24, which was designated as ‘Kobe Bryant Day’.
