ChDefense lawyer Hope Seeley said Skakel will seek a new trial based on information from Gitano "Tony" Bryant, whose NBA superstar cousin was charged with rape in July.

Skakel, 42, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was convicted last year and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 beating death of Martha Moxley. Skakel and Moxley were both 15 when she was bludgeoned to death in their wealthy Greenwich neighborhood.

The Hartford Courant reported Saturday that Tony Bryant said two friends were the killers. They were not identified.

Seeley told The Associated Press that attorneys were led to Bryant through Tres Mills, who had been a private-school classmate of Tony Bryant and Skakel.

Mills told The Courant that he came forward in 2000 or 2001, but that prosecutors and Skakel's former lawyer expressed little interest.

Chief State's Attorney Christopher Morano, who helped prosecute Skakel, declined to comment to The Courant.

In a videotaped account made to defense investigators in August, Tony Bryant said two friends picked up golf clubs in Skakel's yard and discussed attacking a girl, The Courant reported. He said it was clear to him the pair were talking about Moxley, whose death he heard about the following day.

Asked why Bryant should be believed now, Seeley told The Courant, "Because he's not really coming forward. We found him."

"I've given my statement to the defense team and I'll stand behind my statement," Tony Bryant told The Courant. "I really don't wish to give another statement at this time."

The AP could not reach Tony Bryant and Mills for comment.



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Ok so tell me what this sounds like???

Sounds like Tony Bryant is getting off Michael so the Kennedys will get Kobe off the hook.  Isn't this just ever so convenient???
Sounds like real expensive Tit for Tat.
I don't have an opinion either way about Kobe but this is a bit too typical of the Camelot clan. What do you think?



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Sound like the Kennedy shysters will be having another big payday.