EAGLE, Colo. (AP) The judge Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case has reconsidered whether he'll allow defense attorneys to ask the alleged victim detailed questions about her sexual past.

The woman had been scheduled to testify Tuesday. Late Monday, judge Terry Ruckriegle postponed that appearance until a March 24-25 hearing so he could reconsider the prosecution's request that he limit the questions defense attorneys could ask.

Ruckriegle initially ruled Monday that prosecutors made that request too late. He agreed to review his ruling after a closed-door meeting with attorneys, state courts spokeswoman Karen Salaz said.

Without the woman's testimony, Tuesday's hearing was expected to focus on whether Bryant was illegally questioned by investigators on July 1 after the 19-year-old accused him of raping her at a Vail-area resort.

Bryant, 25, has said the two had consensual sex. The Los Angeles Lakers star faces four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation if convicted of the felony sexual assault charge.

The subpoena of Bryant's accuser prompted complaints from the prosecution and victims' advocates that the defense was trying to embarrass and humiliate her. They argued that her sexual conduct in the days surrounding her encounter with Bryant is irrelevant, and that the defense has based its arguments on rumor and innuendo.

Bryant's attorneys said he has a right to confront his accuser.

Prosecutors want Ruckriegle to limit the defense questions to two issues: the source of injuries discovered during the woman's rape exam and the source of semen found in the underwear she wore to the exam.

Bryant's lawyers want to bring up whether she had sex with two unidentified prosecution witnesses, saying that could make their testimony biased.

They also have argued that discussing the woman's past sexual relations will help explain whether she consented to have sex with Bryant.

The woman has told police she had sex with someone two days before the alleged attack, while the defense has said she slept with ``multiple'' partners that week _ including someone less than 15 hours after her encounter with Bryant.

Defense lawyers say the woman had a plan to sleep with Bryant to attract the attention of an ex-boyfriend. They also say injuries found during a hospital examination of the woman could have been caused by other partners.

The sexual activity of an alleged victim is presumed to be irrelevant under Colorado's rape-shield law. To present that information to a jury, defense attorneys have to prove to a judge it is relevant.

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Associated Press Writer Jon Sarche contributed to this report.