Nov. 4, 2005
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A jury acquitted two former La Salle basketball players of rape Friday, discounting prosecutors' contention that the woman involved was too drunk to consent to sex.
Attorneys for Gary Neal and Michael Cleaves maintained that the sex was consensual and that the woman, then 19, made up the allegation out of embarrassment after other female basketball players began to gossip.
"We put our faith in the jury system and they didn't let us down," said Wendy Goldstein, who represented Neal.
vs
Rape Case Against Bryant Is Dropped
Accuser Decided Against Testifying
By T.R. Reid
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 2, 2004; Page A01
EAGLE, Colo., Sept. 1 -- A Colorado judge dismissed a rape charge against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant on Wednesday after prosecutors said the woman who alleged she had been assaulted would not testify against the basketball star.

Reply With Quote
