The judge in Kobe Bryant's rape case dealt a major blow to the prosecution by ruling that key details of his accuser's sexual history will be allowed into evidence at trial.
Judge Terry Ruckriegle, sitting in Eagle in the western state of Colorado, ruled that the alleged victim's sexual activity around the time of the alleged June 30, 2003 sexual assault would be admissible at trial.
He said all evidence of "the alleged victim's sexual conduct within approximately 72 hours preceding her physical examination ... is relevant ... to the determination of cause of injuries observed by the nurse" and the source of "the DNA and other bodily fluids found," he wrote.
The ruling represents a bombshell for prosecutors who have claimed that the injuries to the then-19-year-old woman's genitals were caused by National Basketball Association star Bryant raping her in his hotel room.
Some speculate that the prosecution now might even drop the case. Details here from Yahoo! News.