Kobe Bryant: From the hard court to a hard place
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Kobe Bryant's Accuser:
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Bryant's accuser refiles suit in her name
DENVER - Katelyn Faber refiled her sexual assault lawsuit against Kobe Bryant in federal court Thursday, using her real name. The lawsuit is virtually identical in every other respect to the one she filed Aug. 10 as "Jane Doe." (Rocky Mountain News)
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Bryant, accuser settling suit over incident
Kobe Bryant and the 20-year-old woman who said he sexually assaulted her have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit she filed against the NBA star, according to ABC News. (Denver Post)
Lawyers: Others share blame for Bryant accuser's pain
DENVER - Attorneys for Kobe Bryant asked a federal judge Wednesday to uphold their arguments that other sources were at least partially responsible for emotional injuries allegedly suffered by the woman accusing the NBA star of rape. (AP)
EAGLE, Colo. - The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because the alleged victim did not want to testify. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle threw out the case under a deal that means no charges will be refiled. (MSNBC)
Bryant's statements to investigators leaked
EAGLE COUNTY - Kobe Bryant's statements about last summer's event to sheriff's investigators, and a compact disc recording of the interview, was mailed to the Vail Daily anonymously Wednesday. (Vail Daily) MORE: Bryant's statements to detectives - recording and transcript of interview Kobe details alleged rape night Kobe Bryant police interview
Bryant judge expands gag order
EAGLE, Colorado - The judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case expanded his gag order after the attorney for the woman who has made the charges against the NBA star said she would rethink whether to participate in the upcoming criminal trial. (CNN)
Kobe Bryant sued by rape accuser
The Colorado woman who has accused Kobe Bryant of rape today sued the NBA star in federal court, claiming that she has suffered "stress, mental pain and suffering" as a result of the attack last June at a Vail-area resort. (Smoking Gun) MORE: Bryant's accuser files civil lawsuit Surprise Money finally talks in the Kobe case
Transcripts: Prosecution feared evidence rulings favoring Kobe
DENVER -- In a glimpse inside the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, closed hearing transcripts released Monday show that a month before the judge cleared the way for the accuser's sex life to be used as evidence, prosecutors told him such a ruling would force them to re-evaulate their chances of winning a conviction. (Denver Channel 7)
Judge will allow accuser's sex life as evidence in Bryant case
EAGLE, Colo. - District Judge Terry Ruckriegle said details of the woman's sexual activities in the three days before her July 1, 2003, hospital examination are relevant to help determine the cause of her injuries and the source of DNA evidence. He also said the credibility of the accuser was a factor. (AP)
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Bryant accuser asks judge to stop posting court documents
EAGLE- The attorney for the woman accusing NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape on Monday urged the judge to stop posting court documents on the Web, saying she and her family are concerned about her safety. (AP)
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DENVER - Swabs taken from Kobe Bryant during a hospital exam found DNA from the NBA star and the woman accusing him of rape, but none from an unidentified third person whose DNA was found on other evidence in the case, the judge said in a sealed filing mistakenly posted Wednesday on a state court Web site. (CBS News)
Kobe's accuser testifies about sex life
EAGLE, Colo. - Kobe Bryant's accuser testified about her sex life for more than three hours Wednesday during a closed-door hearing that will determine whether any of the information can be introduced at the NBA star's rape trial. (FOX News)
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Kobe gets good news on eve of court appearance
Eagle, Colo. - MSNBC-TV reported on Wednesday that sources close to the case confirmed that the prosecution's own lab found scientific evidence that could prove the alleged victim lied to detectives about having sex with another man shortly after her encounter with Bryant. (MSNBC) PREVIOUS: Judge: Don't call Kobe accuser "Victim"
Bryant investigator to testify
EAGLE, Colo. - Investigators who questioned Kobe Bryant he allegedly assaulted a 19-year-old hotel worker are being put on the defensive as the Los Angeles Lakers star's lawyers seek to have key evidence thrown out. (Fox News)
Bryant hearing delayed on media issue
EAGLE, Colorado - A preliminary hearing in the sexual assault case against NBA star Kobe Bryant got bogged down Friday over a discussion about whether to allow media inside the courtroom when prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangle over his accuser's medical records. (CNN)
Saying yes, then no: Bryant case enters national debate
That question is likely to be the central issue in the looming trial of NBA star Kobe Bryant. The 19-year-old hotel employee who has accused Bryant of sexual assault claims the two started "fooling around" in the basketball star's Eagle, Colorado, hotel room until she asked him to stop, according to published reports. (CNN)
Hospital released Bryant accuser's records
EAGLE, Colorado - Medical records not directly related to a sexual assault charge leveled by a 19-year-old woman against NBA star Kobe Bryant were given by mistake to his attorneys, it was revealed Friday in a Colorado courtroom. (CNN)
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Kobe's lawyers introduce 'Compelling Evidence'
EAGLE, Colo. — The preliminary hearing in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case ended Wednesday, after the defense introduced what it described as "compelling evidence" that the accuser wore underpants containing another man's semen to her rape exam. (Fox News)
Kobe's in tight corner in rape case
They have Kobe Bryant's DNA and his admission that he had sex with the 19-year-old Colorado woman who accused him of rape. They have the rape kit that was administered to the woman shortly after the alleged attack to analyze any bodily fluids, bruises and fibers for clues, although the results have not been made public. (NY Daily News) RELATED: Detective details alleged rape in Kobe hearing
Bryant, accuser had consensual contact; she didn't OK intercourse
ABC News and the Vail Daily, citing anonymous sources, reported that Bryant and the woman had some consensual sexual contact but that she did not agree to have intercourse with him.
The network also said the woman, a concierge at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, was in Bryant's room for less than a half hour. Both ABC and the Vail paper reported that Bryant gave inconsistent statements to Eagle County authorities. (Court TV) RELATED: Kobe DA shuts access to his office
Kobe makes court appearance on sexual assault charge
EAGLE, Colo. - Weathering the gale of a media frenzy, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant appeared in court Wednesday on a sexual assault charge, standing quietly beside his attorneys during a seven-minute hearing in this quiet mountain town. Eagle County Judge Frederick Gannett set an Oct. 9 preliminary hearing to determine whether the case will go to trial. The hearing would be one day after a Lakers' preseason game and about three weeks before the start of the regular season. (FOX News)
Investigators under fire in Bryant case
According to reports, one of the investigators from the sheriff's office that stitched together the case against the Los Angeles Lakers star was among 19 deputies named in a racial profiling lawsuit brought against the state of Colorado and Eagle County, by the American Civil Liberties Union back in the 1990s. (FOX News)
Kobe's accuser hospitalized last winter as a 'Danger to Herself'
EAGLE, Colo. - Scrutiny of Kobe Bryant accuser intensified Thursday as authorities said she had been hospitalized as a "danger to herself" four months before the alleged sexual assault. University of Northern Colorado police received a call about 9 p.m. on Feb. 25 regarding a woman in a dormitory room. (FOX News)
Kobe Bryant charged with sexual assault
Bryant: 'I made the mistake of adultery'
EAGLE, Colorado - Professional basketball star Kobe Bryant was charged Friday afternoon with sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in a Colorado hotel where she worked. (CNN) PREVIOUS: Kobe hires legal Dream Team
Cops jumped the gun in Kobe arrest: Lawyer
Some legal experts are saying Eagle County, Colo., Sheriff Joe Hoy acted prematurely when he arrested Kobe Bryant before the district attorney had filed charges against the Los Angeles Lakers star in a sexual assault case. And if no charges are filed, his actions will have needlessly tarnished Bryant's reputation. (USA Today)