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EAGLE, Colo. -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has been charged with one count of felony sexual assault, Eagle County prosecutor Mark Hurlbert announced today after two weeks of deliberation.
Bryant will face four years to life in prison, if convicted.
Bryant's Denver-based attorney, Pamela Mackey, has scheduled a news conference at 9 p.m. ET time tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, but there is no word whether Bryant will be there. Mackey also released a statement on Bryant's behalf shortly after the announcement.
"I am innocent of the charges filed today. I did not assault the woman who is accusing me," Bryant said in the statement. "I made the mistake of adultery. I have to answer to my wife and my God for my actions that night and I pray that both will forgive me. ... Nothing that happened June 30th was against the will of the woman who now falsely accuses me."
Bryant, 24, turned himself in to authorities July 4 and was released on $25,000 bond. The woman claims he attacked her at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera in nearby Edwards on June 30.
His attorney has said the five-time NBA All-Star is innocent and was in Colorado for knee surgery at a Vail clinic. In a brief interview with the Los Angeles Times last week, Bryant said he "would never do something like that.''
Bryant attended the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, but avoided the media in his first public appearance since his arrest. He sat in the audience smiling and laughing with his wife, Vanessa.

The_Dude

nice title there.


but EVEN without kobe (which is very unlikely to happen), they still got a lot of manpower.

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shaq=ignorance

Thanks Dude.
I believe if the Lakers want to win Championships with an adulterer/RAPIST, then they can do so without any integrity. Kobe is just like all the other players in the NBA, just trade him to the Trail Blazers, and he would fit right in with all the other criminals.

Kurant

Haha, yah, title is funny.

The rest of your comments though, well, your name goes hand in hand.

docbungle

You read some hint of scandal and you're all over it. It's just some girl saying he raped her.

Which, last time I checked, doesn't neccessarily make it a fact.

Know of what you speak before you embarrass yourself.

docbungle

Btw, adulterers are the truest form of losers, but that does not make them rapists.

shaq=ignorance

You mean as much as Kobe has embarrased himself?

gov135

If the NBA kicked out all their adulterers I'd be starting for the Lakers.

sixate

All I'll say is that I lost all respect for Kobe. I fucking hate when people cheat on the person they are married with. He's a low life fucking dumbass pile of shit. Fuck him! I hope his wife takes him for everything he's worth. If she doesn't then I think she's a stupid cunt and I hope he continues to cheat on the dumb bitch.

Now that I have that out of the way, I would like to think that this is just a case of Kobe fucking some chic and she wants a ton of cash. I doubt that he raped this broad. I guess we'll find out the truth soon enough. I can honestly say that I'm ashamed to be a Lakers fan right now.

Kurant

Kobe = sucka f00.

The_Dude

kobe has a clean record. i'm sure it'll remain clean after this incident.

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BigGov

Haha, that's one of the best lines I've seen in a while that's actually true.

Bottom line: Kobe is innocent so far. How much do you know? Nothing. How much does ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. know? Nothing. So what does that make all assumptions? It turns them into bullshit.

emopwr

I hope he gets a life sentence.

Jeff

I don't think he deserves a life sentence at all. I've got a feeling this girls just a money-grubbing bitch who saw her chance to make some money. Why would Kobe Bryant need to assault her anyway? He could get so many other girls.

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Zeld2.0

Personally I found this entire ordeal suspicious right now.

They issued an arrest warrant very fast to begin with. It almost seems as though they have a goddamn BIAS against him.

The way he talks and IIRC he had a quote somehwere saying "they would do whatever to charge him" or something to that effect really made me question if the DA / prosecutors have any biases.

Right now the evidence isn't exactly what I'd say is great to charge.

They have the DNA resutls but when Kobe came out and said he did commit adultery but didn't force it (there was consent and all) then that would've killed the DNA evidence - so what DO the prosecutors have left other than some 19 year old's word?

Suspicious is all i can say.

LaZy

i'm not a fan of kobe by any means but i don't think he raped that girl. just another publicity stunt....some crazy bitch wants some easy cash. i agree with what sixate said 100%

kobe is a dog turd.....and what do you do with a dog turd?

throw him in the neighbors yard of course!

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fearofmear

How do you people know that he didn't rape this woman. Image is shit. Everyone thought Kirby Puckett was a great guy. After he retired, it turend out he was a complete asshat. To say he did or didn't rape anyone at this point is ludicrous. Until the evidence becomes public, I will reserve judgement of innocence or guilt.

Kurant

LOL!

Lakers are having a bad week, now assault charges have been filed against Gary Payton for a fight outside a bar. Sam Cassel and one other player have been charged as well.

Not a good week for the Lakers. =/

Peetster

Let's not let the facts get in the way of a good opinion.

emopwr

Well theres more to medical evidence than just DNA (ie bruises in specific locations, etc..). so well have to wait and see what else theyve got. i also heard something about drugs being involved. who knows. its gonna be an interesting trial. either way, IMO, he should go to jail for a while just for cheating on his wife.

shaq=ignorance

"So I'm going to be dead honest here. I was uncomfortable with the packaging by Team Kobe on Friday. It was too neat. It was too tidy. It was too prepared."
-- Jeff Jacobs / Hartford Courant

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sixate

Do you think that everyone else who cheats on the person they're married with should go to jail also? If so that would be about 75% of people who are married.

Kurant

Well, there is some stories around about this woman now.

She basically is a drug addict, who overdosed when she started having some issues in life. She kept it a complete secret, but now it's out. Her friends say she is going through a "rough" time, before the Kobe incident, and that she could have possibly been "over-reactive".

Personally, I think shes full of shit, however it doesn't change the fact Kobe banged this chick, and cheated on his wife.

I bet this never even goes to trial. Her credibility is going further and further down the drain.

aedenji

Shaq I love the avatar!!!!

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shaq=ignorance

Thanks

guy2003

Just remember inocent until proven guilty. I say, why would he need to rape anyone hes Kobi Bryant. The adultry makes him an ass but not a rapist.

killwhitey

The new rumor is that anal sex is somehow involved.