It is hard to tell from the article as to what evidence they actually got. the videos were probably inconclusive other than proving sex took place. Without some proof, what they are left with is 'she said, he said' and getting convictions would depend on which persons were most believable.
Here is the article maxx50 refers to:
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=cd0d9c05-f83b-4fa6-95bf-cbea04dc0eb6&k=0
No charges in Salmon Kings case
Crown doesn't see likelihood of conviction on sex assault allegations
Rob Shaw, Times Colonist
Published: Friday, February 09, 2007
A group of unidentified Victoria Salmon Kings hockey players is off the hook for any criminal charges relating to an alleged sexual assault.
The B.C. Crown prosecutors office decided yesterday it could not take the case to court because evidence gathered by Victoria police more than three months ago didn’t provide a substantial likelihood of conviction.
The case centered around a woman’s accusation that several Salmon Kings players confined and sexually assaulted her in a room at Paul’s Motor Inn during training camp in mid-October.
Police raided the team’s dressing room at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre later that month with a search warrant.
Their investigation continued until evidence was submitted to Crown prosecutors Nov. 9. Part of that evidence was potential picture and video files on cellphones of current and former players, the Times Colonist was told. Police technicians had the ability to recover those files even if they had been deleted by the user.
The decision not to charge any players came after three of the Crown’s most experienced lawyers decided the evidence didn’t meet what’s called the “charge assessment standard.” It measured the likelihood of conviction — which included what evidence would be admissible in court, its legal weight or impact, and how it would stand up to potential defence arguments.
Crown lawyers were “unanimous in concluding that the evidence did not meet our stringent charge assessment standard,” said spokesman Stan Lowe.
Prosecutors also considered if it was in the public interest to proceed with charges. However, Lowe said that was not a concern in this case.
It took the Crown about four months to make its decision, partly due to the Christmas holidays but also because police conducted a follow-up investigation to provide more evidence, said Lowe.
The exact type and quantity of evidence was not disclosed.
“Crown counsel have met with investigators on the file and explained their decision to them and they are in agreement with our decision,” said Lowe. “Prosecutors have also met with the complainant in this case and explained our decision to her.”
The Salmon Kings are an ECHL franchise and have been in Victoria since 2004. They are also a farm team for the Vancouver Canucks.
The team was in Idaho last night for the second of a three-game series. Neither coach Mark Morrison nor president Dave Dakers could be reached for comment.
The organization put out a short statement that read: “The Victoria Salmon Kings cooperated fully with the authorities during the investigation and now consider the matter closed.”
rfshaw@tc.canwest.com
