More than a dozen employees at the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, including investigators and office staff, have been ordered to answer questions about whether they viewed law enforcement investigation files without specific authorization, after some media reports included graphic details on the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the teenager allegedly killed by the pop singer known as D4vd, before the autopsy file was officially made public.
The Rivas case itself may have led to the inquiry by the LA County Department of Human Resources, which began notifying the employees in recent days and weeks that they were required to appear for recorded interviews, several sources familiar with the probe told NBC4 Investigates.
The Department of Medical Examiner, commonly known as the coroner, said Monday it does not comment on pending investigations…