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Authorities looking to arrest Kobe Bryant on a sexual assault charge also wanted to charge him with false imprisonment, according to a copy of the arrest warrant unsealed Wednesday.
A handful of documents in the case against the NBA superstar were released to the public by an Eagle County judge. They contain few details, but provide a glimpse of how authorities put together their case.
Bryant, 25, is charged with raping a 19-year-old employee at a Colorado resort where he was a guest June 30. Bryant has said the two had consensual sex and an Oct. 9 preliminary hearing will determine whether the case will go to trial.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard is charged with a single count of felony sexual assault.
However, the July 3 arrest warrant said there was "probable cause" Bryant was also guilty of false imprisonment, a misdemeanor. Authorities in the case have not said what allegedly happened in Bryant's hotel suite.
Also unsealed was Judge Russell Granger's order allowing Bryant to leave Colorado on July 4, about a half-hour after he surrendered to authorities.
Earlier this week, media organizations filed notice that they will appeal Judge Frederick Gannett's order to withhold from the public most of the detailed court records in the case.
Prosecutors have said they will not appeal Gannett's order. Bryant's attorneys have not indicated their plans.
source: espn
A handful of documents in the case against the NBA superstar were released to the public by an Eagle County judge. They contain few details, but provide a glimpse of how authorities put together their case.
Bryant, 25, is charged with raping a 19-year-old employee at a Colorado resort where he was a guest June 30. Bryant has said the two had consensual sex and an Oct. 9 preliminary hearing will determine whether the case will go to trial.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard is charged with a single count of felony sexual assault.
However, the July 3 arrest warrant said there was "probable cause" Bryant was also guilty of false imprisonment, a misdemeanor. Authorities in the case have not said what allegedly happened in Bryant's hotel suite.
Also unsealed was Judge Russell Granger's order allowing Bryant to leave Colorado on July 4, about a half-hour after he surrendered to authorities.
Earlier this week, media organizations filed notice that they will appeal Judge Frederick Gannett's order to withhold from the public most of the detailed court records in the case.
Prosecutors have said they will not appeal Gannett's order. Bryant's attorneys have not indicated their plans.
source: espn