A man was arrested on a charge of theft after allegedly breaking into homes and stealing expensive watches in order to pay for s*x with prostitutes, police in Japan said.
Once inside, he ransacked the place and fled with 240,000 yen ($1,996) and five Rolex watches worth about 1.5 million yen ($12,500). According to the police investigation, Sugawara had been behind more than 130 similar robberies in Tokyo and Saitama.
He is accused of stealing around 33 million yen ($274,371). During questioning, Sugawara admitted to police that he used all the money to pay for s*x with prostitutes.
