70-year-old man, wearing stolen woman’s underwear, arrested at her apartment

That is so creepy on so many levels...

@Reckless

I'm sure someone does... I mean, there's everything out there.

In my experience women only steal men's underwear to throw them away because of holes lol

Is this even a news?

Another day, another sex offender. Still no sex offenders register.

Is this even a news?

Definitely - a very Japanese crime.

Ad the geriatric crime wave this year continues.

Stolen woman's underwear? Really! Do you mean ''woman's stolen underwear?"

Either way, another creep apprehended. Only a few million left to go.

HENN na HITO!

A male friend of the woman was with her at the time and apprehended Nishikata on the balcony.

Police said they are questioning Nishikata about 14 other recent cases of women’s underwear being stolen in the same area.

Doesn't say much for the efficiency of the local police.

Another day, another sex offender. Still no sex offenders register.

That’s hardly a sex crime! lol

It’s theft and home invasion.

Still no sex offenders register.

And still no need. A sex offender registry does not stop first offenses obviously, because no one is on it until they offend. Whether it stops any second offenses is debatable because when you put a scarlet letter on someone for life they have no solid basis for reform.

A sex offender registry seems to be more about having an alternative to stoning for the thrill of the masses rather than keeping society safe.

Anyway it looks to me like a man with no love in his life finally snapped at 70.

"A 70-year-old man"

"told police he wanted to steal the woman’s underwear"

"He was quoted as saying he got a thrill from wearing women’s underwear"

He's just following his true nature, after all those years.

Perhaps they need to bring back those used panty vending machines.

@fuzzylogic,

yeah those machines were in a lot of places:

"While panty vending and gacha machines have largely disappeared from the Japanese landscape, that's not to say a pervert can't find used panties. It's actually disturbingly easy. Like many other commodities, their distribution has moved online."

ref:

www.techinasia.com

Vanessa Carlisle

If there is a register police know who check with if something happens.

Also, just the knowledge that it is there should deter repeat offences if you're a sex offender and you know there is a very strong likelihood you'll be picked up straight away if something happens.

If there is a register police know who check with if something happens.

You obviously don't know what a sex offender registry is. Police have always been able to check a person's history for anything, even traffic tickets. A sex offender registry is so the public can find people with past sex offenses and shame them. You would think people would be hot for a killer registry, even just to know who committed manslaughter. Nope. People want a list with panty thieves on it. Or the guy whose now wife was underage when they were dating. Or the guy who got caught pleasuring himself in his own vehicle. Or the teen girl and boy who sexted. I hope you don't even think I am joking.

Vanessa Carlisle

Lol, so a a sex offenders register is not a register with sex offenders on it?? Right...

In England the public wanted access to it but it was partially refused.

Imagine if he was your grandfather.

At least you would know what to get him for his birthday.

Imagine if he was your grandfather.

Imagine if you had to imagine he WASN'T your grandfather!

I'd suggest it was actually Happosai, but I don't recall him actually WEARING them....:)

"Nishikata told police he wanted to steal the woman’s underwear while it was hung out to dry on the balcony"

He is a waste of human space.

dude couldn't wait to get home to put them on?

Didn’t say he was putting them on while on the balcony.

He was quoted as saying he got a thrill from wearing women’s underwear.

While I don't condone such atrocious behaviour, mate, just go buy your own frilly things or order it online! Keep people out of your fetish and leave her unmentionables alone!

I assume he was wearing the previous underwear he stole while attempting to steal more. It'd be strange for him to put them on then and there, but the whole thing is strange to begin with.

My mind boggles at the thought of a elderly chap trying to squeeze in to some small pair of tiny ladies panties, it would be easier just to go out and buy some from a shop or online, for gods sake don't break into her apartment to steal them.

“I Was Drunk “...I can hear it now.

For crying out loud, just buy them from the vending machines.

This is merch worthy. He'd be a great source of inspiration for a t-shirt.

OMG ... Some people.... Photo please !!!!

She should sue the pants off him.

These stories are so common in Japan years on and never stops me for the giggling lol. A 70 year old man still got enough testosterone to climb up a balcony to steal some panties.