At first the case looked like a setup by a golddigger, but the recently reported circumstances around the alleged assault make that less likely, namely the very brief elapsed time Bryant and the girl were together (a woman -- even a woman on a mission to collect semen for blackmail -- simply
does not agree to sexual relations within ten minutes of being alone with a strange man for the first time), the girl's immediate complaint about the assault, and the good reputation the girl enjoys among her friends and schoolmates.
It looks more like Bryant allowed a brief flirtation to escalate into an incident where he wouldn't take no for an answer.
a woman -- even a woman on a mission to collect semen for blackmail -- simply does not agree to sexual relations within ten minutes of being alone with a strange man for the first time He wasn't a "strange man" -- he was a celebrity who she specificly went out of her way to meet by asking to be the one to take up his room-service order, even though it was not her job.
It could be rape. Or it could be that he used her and rudely tossed her out like a used condom, and her level of upset and outrage overcame her. Either way, he's scum