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12-24-2004, 06:07 PM
Lawyers for Bryant accuser say Lakers star's sexual history relevant
December 23, 2004
DENVER (AP) -- Attorneys for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape say they should be allowed to ask the Los Angeles Lakers star about his sexual history as part of her civil lawsuit, according to court documents prepared Thursday.
Granting Bryant's request to bar such questions during an upcoming deposition would be special treatment because Bryant's defense attorneys have made clear they intend to use the woman's sexual history against her, the woman's lawyers argued in the documents.
Bryant's attorneys have asked a judge to bar questions about what they called his other ``consensual relationships.''
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L. Lin Wood, one of the woman's attorneys, provided the documents to The Associated Press on Thursday. He said they would be filed Monday as part of the woman's civil lawsuit against Bryant, and that weather had delayed their delivery Thursday to U.S. District Court in Denver.
Messages left for Bryant's lawyers were not returned Thursday.
The criminal case against Bryant collapsed in September after the woman said she no longer wanted to participate. She filed the civil lawsuit three weeks earlier seeking undisclosed money damages.
The woman alleges in her lawsuit that she has suffered emotional injuries since her encounter with Bryant at a Vail-area hotel last year. Bryant has said the sex was consensual.
The filing prepared Thursday argues Bryant's sexual history is ``plainly relevant'' to the civil lawsuit.
The document refers to statements Bryant made to Eagle County sheriff's investigators shortly before his arrest. During the taped interview, Bryant says he had frequent similar sexual encounters with another woman.
Bryant had been scheduled to give sworn testimony in the case earlier this month, but the deposition was delayed because both sides couldn't agree on what kinds of questions could be asked. Court documents suggest his deposition could be held in February.
December 23, 2004
DENVER (AP) -- Attorneys for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape say they should be allowed to ask the Los Angeles Lakers star about his sexual history as part of her civil lawsuit, according to court documents prepared Thursday.
Granting Bryant's request to bar such questions during an upcoming deposition would be special treatment because Bryant's defense attorneys have made clear they intend to use the woman's sexual history against her, the woman's lawyers argued in the documents.
Bryant's attorneys have asked a judge to bar questions about what they called his other ``consensual relationships.''
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L. Lin Wood, one of the woman's attorneys, provided the documents to The Associated Press on Thursday. He said they would be filed Monday as part of the woman's civil lawsuit against Bryant, and that weather had delayed their delivery Thursday to U.S. District Court in Denver.
Messages left for Bryant's lawyers were not returned Thursday.
The criminal case against Bryant collapsed in September after the woman said she no longer wanted to participate. She filed the civil lawsuit three weeks earlier seeking undisclosed money damages.
The woman alleges in her lawsuit that she has suffered emotional injuries since her encounter with Bryant at a Vail-area hotel last year. Bryant has said the sex was consensual.
The filing prepared Thursday argues Bryant's sexual history is ``plainly relevant'' to the civil lawsuit.
The document refers to statements Bryant made to Eagle County sheriff's investigators shortly before his arrest. During the taped interview, Bryant says he had frequent similar sexual encounters with another woman.
Bryant had been scheduled to give sworn testimony in the case earlier this month, but the deposition was delayed because both sides couldn't agree on what kinds of questions could be asked. Court documents suggest his deposition could be held in February.