Bryant's accuser to testify at hearing next week

Bryant's accuser to testify at hearing next week

s_knight8@hotmail.com (s_knight8)	2/27/2004 6:21:38 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpZmFlcXBpBF9TAzk1ODYxOTQ4BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-bryantcase&prov=ap&type=lgns DENVER (AP) -- The 19-year-old woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will testify next week for the first time in the case, and prosecutors asked a judge Friday to strictly limit what defense attorneys can ask her. The woman is scheduled to testify behind closed doors Tuesday at a hearing that will help determine whether her sexual conduct before the June 30 encounter with Bryant can be used against her at trial. Bryant, 25, is charged with sexually assaulting the woman at a mountain resort near Vail where she worked and he was a guest last June. He has said the two had consensual sex. Prosecutor Dana Easter accused Bryant's attorneys of trying to get around Colorado's strict ``rape shield'' law, which generally bars defense attorneys from using such details against alleged assault victims. The law only allows exceptions for evidence such as semen or pregnancy that suggest someone other than a defendant attacked the alleged victim. ``The defense ... intends to humiliate and embarrass her with allegations of conduct which have no bearing on this case whatsoever,'' Easter wrote. ``It is a humiliating fishing expedition which the prosecution seeks to prevent.'' Easter said the woman has already been subject to death threats and that her life has been disrupted by personal information published around the world and by defense investigators questioning her friends.



"Richard"	2/29/2004 1:58:01 AM
s_knight8 wrote: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpZmFlcXBpBF9TAzk1ODYxOTQ4BHN lYwN0aA--?slug=ap-bryantcase&prov=ap&type=lgns DENVER (AP) -- The 19-year-old woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will testify next week for the first time in the case, and prosecutors asked a judge Friday to strictly limit what defense attorneys can ask her. "Miss x when did........." "objection". "sustained". Mis x where did........." objecton" "sustained" Ms x did you... "objection" "sustained" "If any question I ask is going to be objected to and sustained then why the hell are we even here? Let's hang the son of a #@&@ now and forget the damn trial. Then miss goody two shoes can go out and cry rape again with some other famous person."

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