NBA Police want more info before charging Kobe

A decision on the case isn't expected until next week.
EAGLE, Colo. (AP) -- Prosecutors say they want more information before deciding whether to charge Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant with sexual assault.
A 19-year-old woman accused Bryant of attacking her June 30 at the Lodge & amp; Spa at Cordillera in nearby Edwards. Hotel officials have confirmed Bryant stayed there from June 30-July 2.
Bryant's attorneys, who said he was in Colorado for knee surgery at a Vail clinic, say he's innocent and expects to be exonerated.
Eagle County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert released a statement Thursday saying a decision on whether to charge Bryant will not be announced until next week.
He did not return a call for comment.
Getting prepared
He told The Denver Post that victim-services advocates have spent time with the woman, and have been preparing her "as much as you can" for intense scrutiny she already is facing.
Reporters from around the country streamed through the middle-class cul-de-sac where the woman lives with her parents in a house landscaped with evergreen trees and adorned with a basketball hoop over the two-car garage.
The Associated Press and other media aren't identifying her in keeping with policies protecting the privacy of victims of alleged sex crimes, but many in this small town know who it is.
"Every time I talked to her, she was a real sweetheart. She was just really sweet to me," said Lauren McNeil, 15.
Friends say the 19-year-old woman is a 2002 graduate of Eagle Valley Senior High School, a former cheerleader and a talented piano player who sang in the choir.
She and Lindsey McKinney traveled to Austin, Texas, in November to try out for the "American Idol" TV talent show. McKinney said they slept outside for 12 hours to get an audition.
Neither made it to the second round, but McKinney said she felt worse for her friend than for herself, because she did a beautiful rendition of the country song "Forgive" by Rebecca Lynn Howard.