3 wks after alleged rape, injuries still visible; wrong pics; death threat

[Maddy McCall]

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Another friend of the accuser told the Denver Post that the 19-year-old alleged victim suffered obvious physical injuries that are still visible three weeks later.

Luke Bray said he has helped take care of the girl in the weeks since her encounter with Bryant. He said there was no question that she had been hurt, based on her injuries. Bray would not discuss the specific injuries because he said the woman's attorney, Rob Wheeler, advised him not to.

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Other friends also told the newspaper that the pictures of the alleged victim circulating on the Internet are not her but a classmate with the same first name. They said the accuser's mother has also started calling all of her friends to ask that they not talk to reporters. The friends say that the alleged victim has received death threats from Lakers fans.

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http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/2349732/detail.html

[Blue_Chill]

1. Sadly some DA's on TV were saying

that even if convicted he most likely will only get probation.

[Ilsa]

2. I hate this...

the alleged victim is being treated like the perpetrated of a crime, and all she wants is justice for herself and to get a rapist off the streets.

I wish Bryant's arrest hadn't been made public until (and IF) there is a conviction. I don't think it's fair to him, either, but the woman certainly has my sympathies over him.

Figures that some fans are willing to sacrifice a young woman's right to justice for trauma as bad as rape so they can have a good team. No wonder victims don't want to come forward.