Not naming Kobe Bryant's accuser is becoming almost pointless. It's like handing her a tiny origami umbrella to shelter her from a shower of mud. As Bryant's trial is scheduled to begin this week in Eagle County, Colo., every major newspaper, newsmagazine, network and cable outlet still is keeping it taboo to release the name of the woman who reported the basketball star raped her. Even when bumblers in the courthouse inadvertently keep disseminating it to reporters covering the pending case and even when she filed a civil suit seeking monetary damages from Bryant under the name "Jane Doe."
Posted by Webmaster at August 23, 2004 01:31 AM