<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">EAGLE, Colo. -- Prosecutors need more time before deciding whether to bring charges against Kobe Bryant, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a resort near Vail last week. "Sometimes it takes awhile to get through everything," Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said Monday. "It may be beyond the end of the week." He said Bryant might not be charged, but he refused to discuss details of the allegations against the five-time All-Star. Bryant's lawyer, Pamela Mackey, said the Los Angeles Lakers guard "expects to be completely exonerated," and she accused the sheriff's office of rushing the case against the advice of prosecutors. According to an arrest warrant, the 24-year-old Bryant attacked a woman June 30. Authorities said only that it happened at a hotel. Officials at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera in nearby Edwards said Bryant stayed there June 30-July 2. Under Colorado law, sexual assault could range from fondling to rape. The accusations against one of the NBA's biggest stars made headlines nationwide. Many reporters and camera crews descended on this mountain town about 100 miles west of Denver. Bryant was married in 2001 and became a father earlier this year. Bryant surrendered to authorities Friday and was released after posting $25,000 bond. Mackey said her client had been in Colorado for surgery on his right knee at a Vail clinic. Mackey accused the sheriff's office of "complete bias," saying it ignored the wishes of the district attorney in obtaining the warrant. The sheriff's office sought the arrest warrant from a judge instead of making the request through the district attorney, which is the usual practice. Only the district attorney's office can file charges. </div> http://www.freep.com/sports/basketball/nba8_20030708.htm
kobe must be paying a lot of money to clot up the system like this so he doesn thave to face serious charges. great to be famous
