Prosecutor to Drop Rape Charge Against Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/p>\nDENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape case will ask a judge on Wednesday to drop the rape charge against the basketball player, a source close to the case said.<\/p>\n
The dismissal would be “with prejudice,” meaning prosecutors could not resurrect the case in the future, legal observers said.<\/p>\n
The case was based on a claim by a then 19-year-old woman that the Los Angeles Lakers star raped her last year in his hotel room in a Vail-area resort. He maintained the two had consensual sex and that his only wrongdoing was adultery.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old’s defense team was seen rushing into the courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, followed a few minutes later by the young woman’s attorneys, John Clune and Lin Wood.<\/p>\n
All the attorneys were behind closed doors and it was not known if they were all meeting together.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors were also seen entering the courthouse in Eagle, Colorado, where opening statements had been slated to begin next Tuesday.<\/p>\n
This week, lawyers for both sides have been trying to select a jury.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, Bryant’s lawyers asked the judge to dismiss the rape charge, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.<\/p>\n
The defense filing did not identify the expert witness, but it is believed to be Dr. Michael Baden, a well-known medical examiner. The prosecution has dropped Baden from its list of expert witnesses.<\/p>\n
Bryant’s attorneys said the expert’s statements to prosecutors could have “undermined the accuser’s allegations” and the cause and significance of injuries the then 19-year-old accuser said she sustained when Bryant allegedly raped her.<\/p>\n
While the defense routinely asks for a dismissal at the last minute the defense’s claims about the expert witness could have had an influence on the decision. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Old girl won’t testify in the criminal case, but she wants her $$$ so she’s gonna press on with the civil case. That’s some bullshit! Prosecutor to Drop Rape Charge Against Kobe Bryant DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape case will ask a judge on Wednesday to drop the rape charge against… Continue reading Prosecutor to Drop Rape Charge Against Kobe Bryant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":392,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/16\/kobe_bryants_admission_of_consensual_sex_with_a_second_woman\/","url_meta":{"origin":385,"position":0},"title":"Kobe Bryant’s Admission of Consensual Sex with a Second Woman","date":"September 16, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"I just saw this in the EUR. 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