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KATE FABER, KATE FABER, KATE FABER! Finally the lying ***** gets her mask ripped off, and rightfully so. It's about freakin time.
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Associated Press
DENVER -- A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to protect her identity.
"The parties appear as equals before the court and that fundamental principle must be protected throughout these proceedings," U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch said in a four-page decision.
Attorneys for the 20-year-old woman had asked Matsch to protect her identity, saying she has been the subject of death threats and sordid publicity for more than a year. Attorneys for Bryant opposed the request earlier this week, saying she shouldn't be able to bring a "false accusation" in her civil lawsuit without being identified.
An attorney for the woman, John Clune, said he had not seen the ruling and had no immediate comment. He said there were no plans to drop the civil lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages for what the woman says has been ridicule, pain and suffering since the incident.
Prosecutors dismissed the felony sexual assault charge brought against Bryant, 26, last month after the woman said she no longer wanted to participate in a trial. Her identity has been splashed across the Internet in part because of mistakes by courthouse staff in posting case filings on a state Web site.
Bryant has always insisted the encounter between the two at a Vail-area resort last summer was consensual.
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Associated Press
DENVER -- A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to protect her identity.
"The parties appear as equals before the court and that fundamental principle must be protected throughout these proceedings," U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch said in a four-page decision.
Attorneys for the 20-year-old woman had asked Matsch to protect her identity, saying she has been the subject of death threats and sordid publicity for more than a year. Attorneys for Bryant opposed the request earlier this week, saying she shouldn't be able to bring a "false accusation" in her civil lawsuit without being identified.
An attorney for the woman, John Clune, said he had not seen the ruling and had no immediate comment. He said there were no plans to drop the civil lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages for what the woman says has been ridicule, pain and suffering since the incident.
Prosecutors dismissed the felony sexual assault charge brought against Bryant, 26, last month after the woman said she no longer wanted to participate in a trial. Her identity has been splashed across the Internet in part because of mistakes by courthouse staff in posting case filings on a state Web site.
Bryant has always insisted the encounter between the two at a Vail-area resort last summer was consensual.
