Authorities found the tapes when they arrested Gilbert Conway in July on charges he raped six women between 2009 and 2018, authorities said. He's pleaded not guilty to 77 criminal counts, which include first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping.
Lawmakers in Genesee County, Michigan, on Monday signed off on spending $15,000 to $20,000 to help investigators convert Conway's Hi8 videotapes into a modern digital format.
Gilbert Conway of Flint, Michigan, has been arraigned on charges in connection with the rape of six women.Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Hi8 tapes were typically used in 1990s camcorders.
Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton said police could find "a whole lot more victims" of the 60-year-old Flint resident.
"We believe he videotapes the sex assaults while he commits them. Once we view them, we are going to try and identify additional victims," Leyton told WEYI-TV.
Damn police. They're not even supposed to exist.