Legal Opinion

Kiesau v. Bantz

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 1, 2004No. 03-0815PublishedCited by 129 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*169WIGGINS, Justice.

Tracey Bantz (Bantz), a deputy sheriff employed by the Buchanan County (County) Sheriffs Department, altered a photograph of fellow officer Crystal Kiesau (Kiesau) to make it appear that Kiesau was standing with her K-9 dog in front of her sheriffs vehicle with her breasts exposed. Bantz showed and electronically mailed the altered photograph to third persons. Upon learning of Bantz’s actions, Kiesau brought an action against Bantz for defamation and invasion of privacy. She later amended her petition to include claims for negligent ‘ hiring, supervision, and retention…

2Cases cited45 opinions

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3Cited by129 opinions

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