Geragos files for dismissal of Chris Brown case: LAPD allegedly sold photo of badly beaten Rihanna

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Geragos Files Court Papers – Cops Sold Rihanna Photo



Dramatic new developments in the Chris Brown alleged battery case as Brown's high powered attorney, Mark Geragos formally filed a motion late Wednesday in the Los Angeles Superior Court seeking access to internal LAPD records. Geragos says he believes that the photo of a badly beaten Rihanna was illegally leaked to the media by an LAPD Officer -- is harmful to his client -- and could lead to the case being dismissed. Read court documents.

Geragos states in the new motion reviewed exclusively by RadarOnline.com that Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, was very concerned about information being leaked to the media.

Prior to the photo being leaked to TMZ the motion states, "Ms. Fenty requested that the police reports related to this incident be kept confidential, and a Request for Confidentiality of Information was completed."

However, that wasn't enough to protect her privacy as an alleged crime victim. Geragos states, "I'm informed and believe that on or about February 19, 2009, a photograph taken by the LAPD depicting physical injuries on Ms. Fenty's person was illegally leaked to the media. Specifically, I am informed and believe that this highly prejudicial photograph was sold by an LAPD officer to the entertainment website, TMZ. The photograph was immediately viewed by hundreds of thousands of viewers and was displayed on every news channel for several weeks. In fact, the photograph still remains on the TMZ website. The purpose of the leak was necessarily for profit and to vilify Mr. Brown and poison the potential jury pool."

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