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DENVER - The inadvertent release of a hearing transcript containing information about the sex life of Kobe Bryant's accuser might tempt the judge to admit that information as evidence to reduce the magnitude of the mistake, the woman's attorney warned. John Clune told District Judge Terry Ruckriegle in a court filing late Monday that he should not let the mistake influence his upcoming decision on whether to allow the information into the trial, scheduled to begin Aug. 27. "Although the victim remains confident that this court will be unaffected by improper motives, the appearance still remains," Clune said. Transcripts of...