The Fall of
Kobe From Prominence
The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began in the summer of 2003
when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle,Colorado had
arrested NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation
of a sexual
assault complaint filed by 19-year old hotel employee Katelyn Faber.
Bryant had checked into The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera hotel
in Cordillera, Colorado on June 30 in advance of having surgery near
there. Faber accused Bryant of raping
her in his hotel room on July 1, the night before the surgery. Bryant
admitted to an adulterous sexual encounter with his accuser, but denied
the assault allegation. The case was dropped after Faber refused to
testify in the trial, and a civil suit was settled out of court.
