[Howlin]

Actually, Colorado has one of the strictest Rape Shield Laws in the country; in fact, some consider them draconian, and I am one of them.

Their law does allow for exception to the rules for past sexual history, and evidently the judge felt this fell into that exception.

[carlo3b]

Actually her activities within a short period of time, before her examination is relevant if those actions COULD have caused her internal irritations. The state alleges that the redness is material evidence in the accusation that the accused Kobe was the only one to have been capable of producing the injury.

He, the defendant, is allowed to produce any relevant information to contradict her allegation. In this case 100 or 1 other is prima fascia evidence that there is/was someone else that could have contributed, and thus casts doubt! Even in Colorado.

[OldFriend]

Colorado law demands that permission be granted by the judge before the claims are made public. Kobe's attorney failed to do that and just went ahead with her outrageous charges.

[Lorianne]

I agree. I want o see Kobe's past sexual history presented as well. I suspect the prosecution is looking into this angle.

In any case, cheating on your wife with a stranger, without protection doesn't exactly show a person excercising good judgment or a person who cares about women, even one he supposedly loves.