A lokacin rani na shekara ta 2003, ofishin sheriff na Eagle, Colorado, ya kama Bryant dangane da binciken da wani ma'aikacin otal mai shekaru 19 ya yi na cin zarafin jima'i. Duk da haka, Bryant ya shiga cikin Lodge da Spa a Cordillera a Eagle County kafin ya yi aikin tiyata a kusa. Mai tuhuma ya bayyana cewa Bryant ya yi mata fyade a cikin dakin otal dinsa a daren kafin Bryant ya yi aikin. Bryant ya yarda da saduwa da jima'i da mai tuhuma amma ya musanta zarginta na cin zarafin jima'i. Wannan zargi ya lalata sunan Bryant, kuma ra'ayin jama'a game da shi ya fadi; an warware kwangilarsa tare da Nutella da Sales.
Shekarar 2003