(From AP Online)

Byline: JON SARCHE

A courtroom apology from the judge in the Kobe Bryant rape case for mistakes that included revealing the accuser's name was described by the woman's lawyer as "self-serving" and "insulting."

At a hearing Friday, District Judge Terry Ruckriegle told the woman's parents that he is treating the gaffes _ among them putting her name on the Internet twice _ as a learning experience.

The accuser's lawyer, John Clune, wasn't at the hearing but later said the judge's "self-serving generic apology was insulting to the victim and her parents."

Clune said Ruckriegle should have personally contacted his client and her family before apologizing publicly.

The judge's comments came during one of two hearings scheduled before jury selection begins Aug. 27. The attorneys and Bryant later met behind closed doors to discuss evidentiary motions.

Bryant, 25, has pleaded not guilty to a felony sexual assault charge, saying he had consensual sex with the woman, an employee of the Vail-area resort where he stayed last summer. If convicted, the Los Angeles Lakers star faces four years to...