Bryant's Accuser Not Returning To UNC; Prosecutor Opposes Courtroom Cameras
19-Year-Old Woman Would Be Sophomore
POSTED: 8:41 am MDT August 26,
2003
UPDATED: 7:01 pm MDT August 26,
2003
The 19-year-old woman who has accused Kobe Bryant of rape will not return to the University of Northern Colorado for her sophomore year, according to a report published in the Rocky Mountain News.
The Eagle woman's freshman year at UNC was interrupted Feb. 25 when she was rushed to a hospital by ambulance.Campus police chief Terry Urista said the woman "was a danger to herself," but he refused to characterize the episode as a suicide attempt.Bryant, 25, is charged with sexually assaulting the hotel worker on June 30 in Eagle County. Bryant said the sex was consensual.The 19-year-old had stayed in the dorms last year, but went home to stay with her parents in Eagle for the summer. Fellow students at UNC said they weren't suprised that she did not return, given the extreme media attention she was receiving.
Prosecutor Opposes Courtroom Cameras
Prosecutors in the sexual assault case against Bryant said Tuesday that allowing cameras in the courtroom during the NBA star's Oct. 9 preliminary hearing would violate state court rules.District Attorney Mark Hurlbert's filing said the rules allow courtroom cameras only during advisement hearings, arraignment hearings and trials.Media organizations have asked Eagle County Judge Frederick Gannett to allow still and video cameras in the courtroom and in a hallway during the preliminary hearing."Suffice it to say that the media appears to want to take a carefully crafted (rule) and throw open the doors of the courtroom to the barrage of cameras," Hurlbert wrote. "At the preliminary hearing, many facts of the case will come out. The word-by-word reporting of those facts would greatly prejudice the victim and the defendant's right to fair trial."Bryant's attorneys earlier raised similar objections. Previous Stories:
- August 23, 2003: Bryant Attorney Denies Settlement Rumors
- August 22, 2003: Deal May Be In Works In Kobe Case
- August 22, 2003: Death Threat Against Bryant's Accuser Results In Arrest
- August 21, 2003: Judge Agrees To Release Some Of Bryant's Court Records
- August 20, 2003: Kobe Bryant Court Records Could Be Opened Soon
- August 19, 2003: Public Sounds Off On Kobe Bryant Case
- August 19, 2003: Eagle County Residents Polled About Kobe Case
- August 15, 2003: Judge With Little Experience Could Get Bryant Case
- August 14, 2003: Details Of Kobe Bryant's 911 Call Released
- August 12, 2003: Racist Fliers Found On Eagle County Doors
- August 6, 2003: Bryant Hearing Set For Oct. 9
- August 5, 2003: Cuban Chastised By NBA Commissioner For Kobe Comments
- August 5, 2003: Eagle Prepares For Kobe Bryant Media Onslaught
- August 5, 2003: Since Charges, Bryant On Losing Streak
- August 4, 2003: Kobe Accuser's Alleged Problems May Not Be Considered
- August 4, 2003: Judge Nixes Bryant's Request To Bar Cameras
- August 4, 2003: Bryant Reportedly Loses Endorsement Deal
- August 3, 2003: Kobe Bryant Gets Teen Award
- August 3, 2003: Safety Concerns Push Back Bryant Court Appearance
- August 1, 2003: Report: Investigator In Bryant Case Named In Racial Profiling Lawsuit
- July 31, 2003: Judge Rejects Kobe Request Not To Attend Hearing
- July 30, 2003: Report: Bryant Deceived Investigators About Alleged Rape
- July 30, 2003: Woman Pictured As Kobe's Accuser Speaks Out
- July 29, 2003: Court Web Site To Devote Page To Kobe's Case
- July 28, 2003: Will 911 Call From Kobe's Accuser Be Released?
- July 27, 2003: Bryant Prosecutor Getting Threats
- July 26, 2003: Cameras Allowed In Courtroom For Kobe Bryant Hearing
- July 25, 2003: Tabloid Publishes Purported Photo Of Bryant Accuser
- July 25, 2003: Scrutiny Of Kobe Bryant's Accuser Intensifies
- July 25, 2003: Bryant's Accuser Previously Called 'Danger To Self'
- July 24, 2003: Family Of Woman Pictured In Kobe Bryant Case Hires Lawyer
- July 24, 2003: Kobe's Defense Team Familiar With High Profile Cases
- July 24, 2003: Radio Host Reveals Name Of Bryant Accuser
- July 23, 2003: Friend Says Kobe's Accuser 'Felt Chemistry' With NBA Star
- July 22, 2003: Eagle Teen Offered $12,500 For Kobe Bryant Story
- July 21, 2003: Report: Kobe's Accuser Had Recent Overdose
- July 18, 2003: Kobe Bryant Maintains Innocence After Charges
- July 18, 2003: DA To Announce Kobe Bryant Decision This Afternoon
- July 17, 2003: Decision In Kobe Bryant Case To Be Announced Friday
- July 15, 2003: State Crime Lab Working On Kobe Bryant Case
- July 14, 2003: Bryant Tells Paper He's Innocent
- July 14, 2003: Friends Of Kobe Bryant Accuser Go On National TV
- July 12, 2003: Kobe Bryant's Accuser Had Tried Out For 'American Idol'
- July 10, 2003: Prosecutors: Decision In Bryant Case Won't Come This Week
- July 9, 2003: Sheriff Concerned About Pressure On Kobe Bryant's Accuser
- July 9, 2003: Taxi Driver Says NBA Star Was At Hospital After Assault Claim
- July 7, 2003: D.A.: No Decision On Charges Against NBA's Bryant
- July 7, 2003: Kobe Bryant Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault
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