Bump and Update: Kobe's lawyers say his accuser may have had sex within 15 hours after having sex with Kobe:

Kobe Bryant's lawyers said today that the woman accusing him of rape had sex with someone else less than 15 hours after her alleged assault by the NBA star. The accusation was made in a court filing in which the defense argued that the woman's sex life should be admissible at Bryant's trial, despite Colorado's rape-shield law.

The defense said the woman had "multiple acts of sex" in the three days before her June 30 encounter with Bryant. Bryant's lawyers also said she had sex with two prosecution witnesses, which could affect their credibility.

If one of those sex partners is the bellman, so much for his value as a "prompt outcry" witness. He'd hardly be an impartial witness. It also strikes us as rather non-credible that a rape victim would have consensual sex within 15 hours of being raped.

The defense won a key ruling today. The Judge ordered the prosecutors to turn over to the defense two pairs of underwear --one the accuser wore the night of the encounter with Kobe and one she wore the next day to her rape exam. The Judge was angry the DA's hadn't done it before and gave them 24 hours to do so.

Update: The Judge has delayed the testimony of Kobe's accuser until March 23-24. He is reconsidering a request to limit the questions she may be asked.

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Original Post:

One Denver news station reported tonight that the defense in the Kobe Bryant will not be moving for a change of venue and the trial will be held in Eagle, probably in August or September.

Hearings resume Monday morning, and the accuser is scheduled to testify on Tuesday.

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