Boozer
07-22-2003, 10:22 AM
EAGLE - A friend of the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant case told the Denver Post that she suffered obvious physical injuries that are still visible three weeks after the incident.
Luke Bray, a high school friend, would not give specifics of the injuries.
The remarks are the first confirmation of the physical evidence that Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert alluded to when announcing charges against Bryant Friday.
The mother of the alleged victim has asked her daughterÂ’s friends to stop talking with reporters.
"Her parents are afraid for her because she's received threats," said one family friend who asked not to be identified. "They've kind of asked everyone to step back a little bit and let things cool off."
Several of the woman's friends and former classmates have appeared on national TV news shows over the past week.
There are also reports that the 19-year-oldÂ’s picture is circulating on the Internet, but her friends say the photo is actually of someone else with the same first name. Her address, phone number and e-mail address are also being circulated.
Bryant said Friday that he had consensual sex with the woman.
Even as her name spreads across the Internet, almost everyone in Eagle, a small town of 3,700 people, knows who she is.
Bryant is due back in Eagle for an advisement hearing Aug. 6.
Luke Bray, a high school friend, would not give specifics of the injuries.
The remarks are the first confirmation of the physical evidence that Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert alluded to when announcing charges against Bryant Friday.
The mother of the alleged victim has asked her daughterÂ’s friends to stop talking with reporters.
"Her parents are afraid for her because she's received threats," said one family friend who asked not to be identified. "They've kind of asked everyone to step back a little bit and let things cool off."
Several of the woman's friends and former classmates have appeared on national TV news shows over the past week.
There are also reports that the 19-year-oldÂ’s picture is circulating on the Internet, but her friends say the photo is actually of someone else with the same first name. Her address, phone number and e-mail address are also being circulated.
Bryant said Friday that he had consensual sex with the woman.
Even as her name spreads across the Internet, almost everyone in Eagle, a small town of 3,700 people, knows who she is.
Bryant is due back in Eagle for an advisement hearing Aug. 6.