At the time, Vanessa's attorney said she was "devastated" by the allegation, especially after she went to the Sheriff's office on the day of the crash to personally request that the Calabasas,

At the time, Vanessa's attorney said she was "devastated" by the allegation, especially after she went to the Sheriff's office on the day of the crash to personally request that the Calabasas, Calif. hillside where the helicopter went down "be designated a no-fly zone and protected from photographers."

"In reality, however," the legal filing obtained by People states, "no fewer than eight sheriff's deputies were at the scene snapping cell-phone photos of the dead children, parents, and coaches. As the Department would later admit, there was no investigative purpose for deputies to take pictures at the crash site. Rather, the deputies took photos for their own personal purposes."

The filing adds, "Mrs. Bryant was distressed to learn that the Department did not initiate a formal investigation until after the L.A. Times broke the story on or about February 28, and that the Department had taken few if any steps to contain the spread of the photos."