So far, said Chief Steve Gillikin, no new peeping cases have been discovered.

The tapes were taken from the home of Ben Earl Pell, 58. Pell was arrested outside his neighbor's home on East Stevens Street in Smithfield about 10:30 p.m. Saturday after a woman called police and said she spotted a silhouette at her window while she was getting ready for bed.

Police parked some distance from the woman's house and approached on foot. They say they found Pell coming from the back of the house wearing black clothes and a mask partially covering his face. He was carrying a video camera, police said.

Gillikin said Pell admitted to officers he had been filming the woman as she undressed.

Pell is a pharmacist who retired from Johnston Memorial Hospital in 2005 but continued to work part time.

Gillikin said he was not aware of any similar charges against Pell in the past and said the department had received no other complaints recently about peeping toms.

Pell was released from the Johnston County jail after posting $25,000 bail.

Pell could face additional charges, depending on what officers see on the tapes. But going through them all could take a while, Gillikin said.

"It's a pretty daunting task," he said.