Two more rumors bite the dust (Ride home and torn clothing just not true, sources say)

The Vail Daily ^ | 8/4/03 | The Vail Daily

[Smogger]

Two more reports regarding the Kobe Bryant case circulating among part of the national media were debunked Monday.

Media reports that the 19-year-old woman who Bryant allegedly assaulted received a ride home is not the case, sources said Monday. Reports that her clothing was torn are also untrue, sources also.

Sources told the Daily that the alleged victim managed to get herself home by 11:50 p.m., June 30, after ending the shift at the Lodge at Cordillera at around 11:10 p.m.

They also said that while her clothing was disheveled and showed signs that something had occurred, it wasn't torn or ripped, as some reports indicated.

"Some of the reports made it sound like something out of a bad movie," said one source. "It wasn't like that."

The reports are part of a larger set of rumors and gossip that have been circulating across the country about the case. Among them:

- That the alleged victim was in the room two hours. It was only about 20 minutes.

- When she came down, she was hysterical. She was not. Sources said she was in a stupor and a state of shock.

- A few days before the incident, the alleged victim had accused another hotel worker of sexual harassment, getting him fired. Not true, said the man who was terminated. It was not the alleged victim.

Cameras in court

Eagle County Judge Fred Gannett ruled that not only is Bryant required to appear at 4 p.m. Wednesday, he also ruled Monday that there will be cameras in the courtroom.

Gannett denied a motion by Bryant's attorneys asking Gannett to reconsider an earlier order allowing one video camera and one still camera in the courtroom while Bryant is advised of the charges against him, and also advised of his rights.

[CarmelValleyite]

Re 911 calls to Kobe's So. Calif. home -- his wife probably fainted a few times when he confessed this crap to her..........

[Ruth A.]

...this woman commited suicide TWICE

So emphatic when so obviously wrong.

[HurkinMcGurkin]

They are going to shred Hulbert.

Yeh, it will be interesting to see the defense team "shred" physical injuries while trying to figure out why all these nameless sources wont testify.

[Ruth A.]

I don't have a website. Do you have one?

I could, if I understood html. I get a "free" website with my internet account. It's no big deal.

[HurkinMcGurkin]

I think(could be mistaken) that ESPN reported that it wasn't his wife.

[Dante3]

The fact is that Kobe's wife did not once say during the press conference that she believe he is innocent. She did not utter a single word in support of him (unlike Chamura's wife). Her silence was deafening.

[cyncooper]

Well since she supposedly bared her soul to him in on the car ride home it does sort of throw a kink into his version of events.

Really? How so?

Co-worker reportedly was disheveled and had marks

EAGLE, Colo. -- Bobby Pietrack, a bellman at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, told police that he saw his 19-year-old co-worker shortly after she left Kobe Bryant's room on the night of the alleged sexual assault, ESPN's Shelley Smith reported Monday.

Pietrack reportedly told police that the woman was visibly upset, disheveled and had red marks on her neck and face, according to Smith.

Sources close to the investigation say Pietrack is considered the first link in the chain of what is called "immediate outcry," meaning he is the first person the alleged victim cried out to immediately following the alleged incident.

The alleged victim went to police the following day, approximately 13 hours after the alleged assault. Sources also said that photos taken of her at that point show the marks. Those photos are considered part of the prosecution's evidence.

Pietrack has not spoken to reporters and has declined repeated requests by ESPN.

Bryant is scheduled to attend a preliminary hearing on Wednesday at the Eagle County Justice Center at approximately 6 p.m. ET. Bryant will be read the charges against him and may enter a plea.

END

Note: Pietrack is not talking to reporters so your assertion about "his" version of events is the one that has a kink.

[Smogger]

If so, since you know so much about Kobe's past that the rest of us obviously do not know, why don't you shed some light on why 911 was called to his house twice and why an unidentified female was given medical treatment that was reportedly not associated with an assault.

I didn't claim to, so stop putting words in my mouth. I only know what is reported in the papers on TV just like everyone else. Gee I dunno. Apparently he was the one who called 911 or at least he answered the phone and requested the ambulance when they called back. I'm in favor of full discolure. Let's have a look at everyone's 911 records.

Town of Eagle Attorney Ed Sands:

"They're sealed [dispatch records] because they have nothing to do with the investigation, but it would do irreparable harm if the documents were revealed," Sands told reporters after the hearing. "They are of a highly sensitive nature. You would understand if the documents were revealed."

Yeah. Let's have a look at those too while were at it.

[Yaelle]

The two calls were for two different women in distress at Kobe's house. The dates are weird: the night Vanessa must have found out in July, and in March the day following his NBA record.

[Smogger]

Can I assume you apply the same set of principles to Bill Clinton?

Nice dodge trying to drag Clinton into this. You know not everything in life can be related back to Slick Willie, but I digresss. What's your question?

[Elsie]

I don't have a website. Do you have one?

Yes, it's a bit (?) lame and hasn't been updated in years!

[Dante3]

A clerk at a local donut shop has a Web site. She did a good job -- I took a look. She said it is easy and free.

[najida]

S'right,
I have one too...
Waiting on a digital camera to update it....

[Smogger]

Yeh, it will be interesting to see the defense team "shred" physical injuries while trying to figure out why all these nameless sources wont testify.

Oh yeah? Well I have physical injuries, and I assert that your to blame. Case closed eh? The victim is going to have to take the stand and be believed, and frankly thus far she is not very believable. And know one has even asked her a softball question yet.

When it comes down the the trial I'll be betting on who has the best lawyers. Kobe probably has the two best trial attorneys in the state on his team.

[Elsie]

I use to have honeygrl.com but I let it expire a year or so ago. A lot of techie types have their own websites.

Hey!!!

I ain't a 'techietype'!

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(OOoops! Yes I am.)

But the POTENTIAL for it came with the subscription........... [it just doesn't have a REGISTERED name. I ain't about to pay money for something I can't use!]

[cyncooper]

Because the Vail Daily is the local newspaper of record. I should hope that by operating in Eagle County Day in and day out for 25 years or however long they have been in business, they would have developed better local police/court sources then Fox news or the NY Slimes.

I am glad to see you respect Wyrick's reporting. Perhaps what he says here will give you pause and let you consider that Bryant just MIGHT have assaulted this girl:

Bryant Lawyers Face Battle In Evidence Of Accuser's Mental Problems

Excerpt:

Randy Wyrick, of The Vail Daily, told the "Today" show that "they (Bryant and the alleged victim) began fooling around, as it were, and that part was consensual. She said 'no' shortly thereafter. She had enough. One of our sources also said she was trying to leave and was not allowed to leave."

Wyrick also said that his sources told him that the alleged victim then turned up in the lobby in "a stupor" and with visible physical injuries. He also said that Bryant initially denied even knowing the victim.

~snip~

[cinFLA]

Waiting on a digital camera to update it....

You can get a CD along with your photos for a reasonable price. Favorites can also be scanned in (friend with a scanner or Walmart, etc).

[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"sarcasm or not, this woman commited suicide TWICE "

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Thanks.!! Made me laugh out loud....

I know you meant "attempted"........

Fwiw-

[Russell Scott]

And to think the trial is still months away. An exercise in media whoredom, the likes of which we have never seen. The one upside, it gets real cold their in the winter. Maybe the media dogs won't be quite as anxious to cover the story when the snow flies.

[najida]

Thanks....
I guess I am lazy (as in I want to shortcut the taking the film to the store)....but it is nice to know I can get the pictures on CD...