Saget, 65, was found dead in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida, last month. The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that his death was accidental, most likely due to the fact that he fell back and hit his head.
On Tuesday, Sage’s widow Kelly Ritz and her three daughters filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff and the Forensics Bureau, demanding that some records of the death investigation be released from public disclosure because of their graphic nature in the way they portray the deceased actor. .
“In the course of these investigations, the defendants made recordings that included photographs, videos, audio recordings, information about the autopsy, protected by law, and all other information protected by law,” the lawsuit said. “Based on the information and beliefs, some of these Records graphically depict Mr. Saget, his similarities or traits, or parts thereof, and were made by the defendants during the defendants’ investigations.”
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The family claims in the lawsuit that the dissemination of this information – through a request for public documents or in any other way – will lead to their “irreparable harm in the form of extreme emotional pain, suffering and mental anguish.”
Brian Bieber, a lawyer for the Sageta family, told CNN that a court injunction had been issued to “prevent the disclosure of any photographs or videos of Mr. Sageta taken by authorities during the investigation.”
“The facts of the investigation must be published, but these materials must remain private out of respect for the dignity of Mr. Saget and his family. It’s very simple – from a human and legal point of view, the Saget family’s right to privacy prevails over all.” the public interest in disclosing this confidential information ”.
CNN appealed to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the County Nine Forensic Bureau for comment on the lawsuit, but received no response.
An autopsy report showed Saget was positive for Covid-19, although he died of a head injury when he fell into a hotel room in Orlando.
“It is most likely that the victim suffered an inadvertent fall from his back and hit the back of his head. The method of death was an accident,” said in his report Chief Forensic Dr. Joshua D. Stephanie.
According to the report, Sageta also had an enlarged heart; 95% blocked on one side. And although he had no alcohol in his body, his systems contained clonazepam / clonapine – which is taken for seizures, panic disorders and anxiety, the report shows. In addition, the antidepressant Trazadone was found in the Sageta system, the report said.
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