more on Gibbons assault case

Tapes worth little without proof of their authenticity

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The parking garage surveillance tapes that have become critical evidence in the Gibbons-Mazzeo incident will be difficult to authenticate because they could have been faked fairly easily, security experts said Tuesday.

Unless police can establish a rock-solid chain of custody for the tapes, which were turned over to police just last Wednesday, 12 days after the incident, the videos almost certainly should be regarded as inconclusive, those experts said.

Their statements cast a cloud over the hopes of Rep. Jim Gibbons and his supporters, who have said the tapes would exonerate the Republican candidate for governor just a week before the Nov. 7 election.

(Las Vegas Sun)