Kobe Bryant sexual assault allegations

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In July 2003, allegations of sexual assault were made against American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant by a 19-year-old woman, resulting in criminal charges for felony sexual assault. In August 2004, a civil suit was filed against Bryant for the same incident, and in September the criminal case was dropped and charges were dismissed when the complainant decided not to testify. The civil case was later settled out of court. On July 18, 2003, news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, had arrested Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. The woman accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room on the night of June 30. Bryant had checked into The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, a hotel in Edwards, Colorado, that night in advance of having surgery near there. The woman filed a police report July 1, and authorities questioned Bryant July 2, including about bruising on the woman's neck. Bryant...

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