Kobe’s sex scandal: Why didn’t Kobe go to jail in the end?

Because it was finally settled out of court. In 2003, Kobe checked into a hotel in Eagle County, Colorado. As a result, the hotel receptionist called the police the next day (July 1, 2003) and claimed that Kobe had sexually assaulted her. On July 2, 2003, the police collected evidence from Kobe, and on July 4, 2003, an arrest warrant was signed for Kobe.

Kobe later admitted to the police that the two had sex, but denied rape, so Kobe went back and forth between court and court. In the end, Kobe wrote a 5 million compensation check to the woman, and the two parties settled out of court. The girl withdrew the civil lawsuit, and Bryant was found not guilty in the criminal complaint.

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Subsequent impact:

In 2004, during the rape hearing, Kobe’s wife Vanessa had a miscarriage. "We were expecting our second child, but we were so stressed that she ended up having a miscarriage," Kobe said.

"It's hard for me to accept this, because I feel like it's my fault." Kobe said, "The fact is, this thing started with me, so I have to face it, I have been with it my whole life. "Unforgettable."

2065438 In March 2008, the animated short film "Dear Basketball" written and produced by Kobe Bryant won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and was subsequently selected for the Animation Is Animated Film Festival. Judges. It was originally planned that he would attend the film festival as a judge. However, he was disqualified from serving as a judge at the animated film festival due to a 2003 rape allegation.

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