Two Los Angeles police officers were placed on leave as part of a probe into who leaked the photo of singer Rihanna’s battered and bruised face after she was beaten by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Attorneys for Rebecca Reyes and Blanca Lopez tell the Associated Press they were “assigned to home” with pay, pending the outcome of criminal and administrative investigations into how TMZ.com obtained the graphic photograph.
Reyes’ attorney Ira Salzman confirmed his client was assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department’s division that handled Rihanna’s beating but said she had not sold the picture.
“My client did nothing criminal or anything for financial gain,” he said. “Her record is quite exemplary.”
Lopez’ attorney Robert Rico said his client, who’s been with the department about 18 months, also had nothing to do with the photo’s leak. He said Lopez and Reyes had been roommates and that Lopez was assigned to a different part of the city and was not involved in Rihanna’s domestic violence case.
As well as being investigated for the potentially criminal act of profiting from the leaking of a confidential photo, the officers could face a board of rights hearing that could lead to a recommendation for their termination from the department.
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