EAGLE, Colo. (AP) Kobe Bryant and the 19-year-old woman who accused him of rape have not been in the same room since the day they met at a posh mountain resort last summer

On Wednesday, the woman was scheduled to testify about her sex life to determine whether those details can be introduced at trial. The hearing, behind closed doors and closed to the public, was to be the first time the woman has faced Bryant since last summer's encounter.

The defense says the woman's sexual conduct around the time of the allegation should be admitted because it could show that her injuries were caused by another sexual partner and that she had a ``scheme'' to have sex with Bryant, possibly to gain the attention of an ex-boyfriend.

The prosecution fought to limit defense questioning, but was rebuffed by the Colorado Supreme Court earlier this month.

The Los Angeles Lakers guard has said he had consensual sex with the woman at the Vail-area resort where she worked. If convicted, he could get four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation. No trial date has been set.

Colorado's rape-shield law, like others around the country, generally bars defense attorneys from bringing up information about an alleged victim's sex life. Judges, however, can hear such testimony in private to determine whether the information is relevant and admissible as evidence.

Experts said it is not unusual in Colorado for an alleged victim to testify in such pretrial hearings, but none has attracted such widespread publicity.