Christopher Chester who lost his wife and daughter in the 2020-Kobe Bryant helicoper crash has won a lawsuit against authorities for disclosing accident photos
In addition to basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, seven people died in a helicopter accident on January 26, 2020, in the Santa Monica Mountains in Calabasas, California, in the Los Angeles area.
Know Who Is Christopher Chester Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Daughter, Net Worth 2022 And Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Photos Case Verdict
VERDICT: Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in damages by jurors. She broke down sobbing when clerk read the unanimous decision.
Chris Chester awarded $15 million.
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JUST IN: Vanessa Bryant was awarded $16M in the Kobe Bryant crash photos trial🙏 pic.twitter.com/oe43USl04D
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The wife and daughter of Christopher Chester, Sarah Chester, and Payton, age 13, were among them. On August 18, a grieving widower testified in the Vanessa Bryant case.
He admitted to the jury that he worries about the public seeing the horrifying images taken at the scene of the jet accident “all the time, every day.” In a federal civil action brought by Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, Chester is a co-plaintiff.
The lawsuit claims that Los Angeles County, some of its agencies, and some of its employees violated the plaintiffs’ privacy and did not adequately control the dissemination of the images, causing them mental anguish.
He has been a hot topic of discussion all around the world. Since then, lots of people are trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who Is Christopher Chester?
Christopher Chester was just a normal man who lived his life normally until his family met an unfortunate accident in 2022.
He was married to Sarah Chester until she died. They both met while in college, got married soon after, and eventually had three kids. Payton, who is no longer with us, and her twin brothers, both of whom are 18 years old, were his three children.
His daughter Payton who is now dead was a basketball player. She attended St. Margaret’s Episcopal School. She was a teammate of Kobe’s kid on the Mamba Sports Academy girls’ basketball squad. The board of trustees at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School was also served by his wife, Sarah.
More About His Lawsuit
Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester, who were both co-plaintiffs in the lawsuit involving the disclosure of horrific photos of the helicopter accident that claimed the lives of their spouses and kids in 2020, have each been awarded damages in the amount of $31 million with Vanesgga given 16 and him 15 million.
After hearing testimony for 10 days, the jury rendered its decision about how the sheriff’s office and the fire department photographed human remains at the scene of the crash on January 26, 2020, which claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.