EAGLE, Colo. — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant (search) has posted a $25,000 bond in Eagle on a felony count of sexual assault and has been released, according to the Eagle County sheriff's office.
In a statement Sunday, authorities said the warrant was issued after deputies investigated a report made Wednesday claiming sexual misconduct by Bryant.
The report said the incident happened in a hotel in the Edwards area of Eagle County (search) that night.
After a series of interviews and a review of the physical evidence, investigators met with representatives for District Attorney Mark Hurlbert and concluded they had enough evidence for the felony sexual assault (search) count, the statement said.
"During the investigation Bryant was cooperative with investigators and remains cooperative with authorities," the sheriff's office said in a prepared statement.
Bryant turned himself in at the sheriff's detention facility in Eagle on Friday and posted a bond of $25,000, authorities said.
Few details are being released following an order by Judge Russell Granger that the case would be sealed to the public.
Public Information Officer Kim Andree said the fax would be the only statement made available from the sheriff's office at this point.
Bryant, a guard, averaged 26.6 points and 5.8 assists in four games in the NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets in 2002, and was picked to the 2001-2002 All-NBA First Team, according to the Lakers.
The 24-year-old was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after getting 31 points. He has the record as being the young All-Star in the NBA. posting 18 ponits and 6 rebounds in the 1998 game in New York.
He also was the youngest player to debut in the NBA, at the age of 18 years, two months and 11 days.
As a high school student, he was selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as National High School Player of the Year. He married in April 2001 and he and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in January.
In a statement Sunday, authorities said the warrant was issued after deputies investigated a report made Wednesday claiming sexual misconduct by Bryant.
The report said the incident happened in a hotel in the Edwards area of Eagle County (search) that night.
After a series of interviews and a review of the physical evidence, investigators met with representatives for District Attorney Mark Hurlbert and concluded they had enough evidence for the felony sexual assault (search) count, the statement said.
"During the investigation Bryant was cooperative with investigators and remains cooperative with authorities," the sheriff's office said in a prepared statement.
Bryant turned himself in at the sheriff's detention facility in Eagle on Friday and posted a bond of $25,000, authorities said.
Few details are being released following an order by Judge Russell Granger that the case would be sealed to the public.
Public Information Officer Kim Andree said the fax would be the only statement made available from the sheriff's office at this point.
Bryant, a guard, averaged 26.6 points and 5.8 assists in four games in the NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets in 2002, and was picked to the 2001-2002 All-NBA First Team, according to the Lakers.
The 24-year-old was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after getting 31 points. He has the record as being the young All-Star in the NBA. posting 18 ponits and 6 rebounds in the 1998 game in New York.
He also was the youngest player to debut in the NBA, at the age of 18 years, two months and 11 days.
As a high school student, he was selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as National High School Player of the Year. He married in April 2001 and he and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in January.
