Eagle, Colo. ? A decision on whether to charge Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman will not be announced until next week.

The decision had been expected by the end of this week, but District Attorney Mark Hurlbert’s spokeswoman said Thursday it wouldn’t come until next week.

Bryant’s attorney says he is innocent and expects to be exonerated.

The five-time NBA All-Star is accused of attacking the woman at an area hotel June 30. Officials at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera in Edwards say Bryant, who was in Colorado for knee surgery at a Vail clinic, was a guest there June 30-July 2.