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Published: 2008-07-23 15:50:00
Updated: 2008-07-23 15:50:00

Women secretly videotaped at Johnston hospital


Ben Pell
Ben Pell
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A retired Johnston Memorial Hospital pharmacist has been charged with secretly videotaping female co-workers over several years, police said Wednesday.

Ben Pell, 58, of Smithfield, was charged with 15 counts of secret peeping and was released on a $25,000 bond.

Pell was arrested in April after a Smithfield woman reported a prowler outside her home and police found him nearby dressed in black and carrying a video camera.

After his arrest, Pell handed over more than 240 videotapes to police, telling officers he had been taping women for years at Johnston Memorial, a health club and the beach.

Pell retired from Johnston Memorial in 2005, but continued to work part-time at the hospital until his arrest.

Officers reviewed the videos and determined 15 Johnston Memorial employees were secretly taped over a four- to five-year period in a hospital restroom, police said.


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Dr. Dataclerk--Wow, they should "just sue" him. That solves everything. Does it not bother you that he has broken the law?

How gross this situation is. I mean, I've heard of people peeping at tanning beds and all, but it's even scarier to think that you can't pee in a hospital (granted, it is in Johnston County) without getting taped. Yuck.

"that is the funniest comment I have ever read." smoore321

It be even funnier if it was YOUR wife or girlfriend he videotaped going to the bathroom. ha ha ha.

If no permission was given, then the women should simply sue.

Politically Honest not Correct... that is the funniest comment I have ever read.

Very Disturbing you can't even go to the bathroom without possibly being watched. Gross man you could have done it legal on the web if you wanted such a cheap gross thrill. That way your 5 mins of fame would not be posted on Wral. Can you say N A S T Y?

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