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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Officer accused of leaking Kobe Bryant death photos seen in video ‘kneeling on inmate’s head’

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The Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who was accused of leaking pictures of US basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s dead body has been caught on camera allegedly kneeling on an inmate’s head in a fresh controversy

The deputy, Douglas Johnson, is at the centre of scrutiny over the 3-minute video relating to an incident from March 2021, and LA county attornies are seeking to prevent the kneeling scandal from affecting a trial relating to the Bryant photos scheduled for late July.

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