Fact is only two people know for sure what happened that day.
None of us were there, we don't know.
1) If the woman was forced to have sex against her free will, she was raped. She would be a rape victim even if Kobe was found not guilty.
2) If she had consentual sex with Kobe, then Kobe would be the victim as she would be falsely accusing Kobe of a crime he didn't do even if he isn't convicted. His reputation is forever marred.
In an idealistic world, the guilty are always convicted, the innocent are neverr found guilty.
We are far from that idealistic world.
If he actually did rape her, I hope he is punished to the full extent of the law (criminal/civil).
If he didn't I hope she gets punished to the full extent of the law (criminal/civil).
We can all offer our opinions of who we might think is guilty, but none of us here really know who is guilty. If anyone really is clairvoyant to know such things, I am sure the government could use your services. lol