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Victim's Husband Sues L.A. County Sheriff

The husband of one of the victims in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash is suing the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. for invasion of privacy over crash scene cell phone pics, TMZ Sports has learned.

Matthew Mauser -- who lost his wife Christina Mauser in the Jan. 26th crash -- claims Sheriff Alex Villanueva did a poor job securing the area in the wake of the crash, which led to emergency responders taking unauthorized photos of the tragic scene.

In fact, Matthew claims he has reason to believe members of the L.