EAGLE, Colo. -- A decision on whether to charge Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman will not be announced until sometime next week, prosecutors said Thursday.

Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert did not immediately return a call, but his spokeswoman said there will be no word until then.

Officials were waiting for the results of foresnic testing before making a final decision.

Bryant, 24, a five-time NBA All-Star, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman at an area hotel June 30. Officials at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera in Edwards say Bryant, who was in Colorado for knee surgery at a Vail clinic, was a guest there June 30-July 2.

Bryant's attorney said he is innocent.

Both Bryant and his accuser went to hospitals after the alleged attack, authorities said.

Sheriff's deputies took Bryant to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, about 40 miles west of the resort, early July 2. Sheriff's detective Doug Winters declined to say why but said Bryant was allowed to leave on his own because he had not been charged.

The Rocky Mountain News reported that Bryant voluntarily gave DNA samples to sheriff's investigators and the samples were sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The samples were given at the Glenwood Springs hospital to avoid publicity.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Kim Andree would not say whether deputies or someone else took the alleged victim to a hospital, or whether she drove herself.

When contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday, the alleged victim's father referred all questions to the district attorney.

Two Eagle teens described the alleged victim as outgoing and likable.

"Every time I talked to her, she was a real sweetheart. She was just really sweet to me," said Lauren McNeil, 15.

Delores Gomez, a junior at Eagle Valley High School, said she admires Bryant but thinks of the alleged victim as a good person.

"Sometimes I'm on her side and sometimes I'm on his side," she said.

Authorities have said they are treating Bryant like any other suspect, though sheriff's investigators didn't reveal his arrest until Sunday -- two days after he was released on bail.

Earlier this week, Sheriff Joe Hoy said investigators learned of the assault allegation July 1. Andree has said investigators told Bryant about the arrest warrant last Thursday, and he returned to Colorado the next day to surrender and post $25,000 bail.