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I meant what PROOF is there that she was raped?

You sound like Douglas Brinkley, who keeps arguing that the eye witness statements of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are not evidence. Not only are Kobe's accuser's statements evidence of rape, Kobe's contradictory statements are as well. Note that (a) he was denying ever having sex with her until after the police told him they had semen and pubic hair samples from her exam, and (b) he was asking if there was any way he could settle the matter before he was even charged with anything. That's strong evidence of consciousness of guilt. The physical evidence (blood, semen, pubic hair, etc.) is also strong evidence of his guilt.

Perhaps there was little chance that a jury would find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but as with O.J., that doesn't mean there was no convincing evidence of his guilt.

As I was reading through this thread I noticed that some people keep referring to Kobe as a rapist. Does that mean that I can call someone else a rapist and you will all join in with me? I mean, I could make up a pretty believable story so it must be true, right? A lot of people assume that just because Kobe is rich, athletic, and arrogant he MUST have raped that poor, innocent girl.

There is no way that she could have planned this whole thing out to either get some money from him or get a little attention for herself, right. We all know how innocent teenagers are these days.... Those Girls Gone Wild video guys really seem to have a hard time finding young girls to do all sorts of tawdry things right in front of a camera.

The point is, you can say what you want about Kobe Bryant but the fact of the matter is that the girl decided that she didn't want to go ahead with the criminal case because she didn't want to face a heated cross examination that might have embarrassed her by bringing her personal life into question. Instead she is going ahead with the civil suit where she will stand to make roughly 2 million dollars plus whatever she gets for the book deal.

Doesn't anyone find that a little odd? For one thing, if it were your daughter, would you not want Kobe to fry for doing something like this? The deputies at the court house would have had to pry my hands off of his throat the first time he walked into the building.

Anyway, I just don't think it's fair to call Kobe a rapist and her a victim without a verdict being handed down. It isn't fair that athletes get a free pass on a lot of the things they do. It also isn't fair to assume they are guilty for the same reason.

Note that (a) he was denying ever having sex with her until after the police told him they had semen and pubic hair samples from her exam

Which, of course, turned out to be a lie on the part of the police.

Michael Baden and the SARS nurses told the DA that the "evidence" they saw didn't prove rape; of course, Hurlbert "forgot" to share that information with the defense.