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Kobe Bryant Has Sex With Oregon Hotel Worker
Published: Jan 30, 2004 - 12:19 AM
January 29, 2004 -- LOS ANGELES - An Oregon hotel worker reportedly has told Colorado authorities she had a fling with Kobe Bryant, feeding a prosecution theory that the embattled hoops star trolls hotels for sex. The Portland woman met Bryant last April, and he asked her to deliver food to his room - where they had a consensual sexual encounter that stopped just short of intercourse, said the TV show "Celebrity Justice," citing unidentified sources.
But even if prosecutors can show Bryant is a habitual cheat, the woman could just as easily help him - because she says he was "a perfect gentleman" when she said no to intercourse.
Los Angeles defense lawyer Ronald Richards said such a witness might produce a zero gain for prosecutors and defense lawyers.
"I don't even know if the defense will be able to get this in - a prior act of good conduct," he said.
New York defense lawyer and former prosecutor Paul Callan said neither side would probably be able to call the woman.
"If he [Bryant] had a unique pattern, a unique m.o., yes. But as far as garden-variety picking up babes in a hotel, I don't think either sides gets it in," he said.
Bryant is accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel worker in Eagle County, Colo., last summer.
David K. Li
Los Angeles defense lawyer Ronald Richards said such a witness might produce a zero gain for prosecutors and defense lawyers.
"I don't even know if the defense will be able to get this in - a prior act of good conduct," he said.
New York defense lawyer and former prosecutor Paul Callan said neither side would probably be able to call the woman.
"If he [Bryant] had a unique pattern, a unique m.o., yes. But as far as garden-variety picking up babes in a hotel, I don't think either sides gets it in," he said.
Bryant is accused of raping a 19-year-old hotel worker in Eagle County, Colo., last summer.
David K. Li
