“These redactions do not alter any material facts of the accident,” the attorney told E! News in an Aug. 8 statement, “but they protect the dignity of a little boy whose memory should reflect the love and light he brought to the world.”
Emilie’s legal team submitted a request to remove the pages in late July, arguing that details within them could be used to create “disturbing” content about Trigg—who passed away from his injuries six days after the incident—through reenactments with artificial intelligence, per court documents obtained by People.
However, Michael Kelleyan attorney representing The Arizona Republic newspaper, contended in court filings that Emilie’s request would also redact “information and context that is critical to provide the public a reasonably full understanding of the investigation of the drowning, the police department’s decision to recommend criminal charges and the county attorney’s decision not to pursue criminal charges.”
