![]() ![]() “Taking down the video will end your office’s complicity in causing further harm,” Panish said. He added that the actions were not legally required, and authorities failed to redact personal identifier information. The sheriff had promised to allow Matthew Hutchins less than one business day to review the material before it was disseminated to the media, Panish said. “The damage your office has done is irreparable.” “Your office trampled on the constitutional rights of the Hutchins” family, Panish wrote. The rising star cinematographer’s final moments were shared with the world, as body cam footage of first responders attending to her and other material was downloaded so many times, the website platform crashed. It included more than 200 pages of police reports, videos, still images and personal information such as numbers and email addresses of the crew, including Hutchins. The trove of records and videos revealed the aftermath of the shooting last fall on the New Mexico film ranch in grisly detail. We fear, for example, that this shocking footage of Andros’ mother dying may be material used by bullies to emotionally abuse him in the future.” “The potential consequences are disturbing given how information is misused on social media. Hutchins saw the disturbing and unsettling video footage of his dying wife lying on the church floor was on Radar Online, an internet website,” Panish said in a letter sent to Sheriff Adan Mendoza on Wednesday and seen by The Times. A representative of the sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ![]() ![]() The sheriff’s office said Tuesday it was complying with New Mexico laws, which require it to make public records available. ![]()
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