Chinese Court Pardons 'Bra Burglar'

A Chinese man who repeatedly broke into the home of a neighbor he secretly loved, at one point sneaking out with a bra and some photos, has been let off the hook by a Chinese court.

The man confessed to breaking into the woman's home five times, including once while she was sleeping, though he had fled as soon as she woke up.

Police caught him red-handed in November walking out of the neighbor's apartment with a key to her door, a bra, two photographs and her MP3 player.

But the court in Harbin, capital of northeastern Heilongjiang province, dismissed harassment charges against the burglar after it heard that on the times he entered the woman's apartment while she was out, he had washed her dishes, done her laundry, left her snacks and even fixed her computer!

"He said he loved her secretly, but couldn't muster up enough courage to speak to her", a report said. "He placed a bet with his roommate that he would win her heart". The man once planted a note in the apartment reading: "Don't panic. I hope you can understand my feelings for you".

He told the court he took the woman's MP3 player because it was in need of repair, but admitted he took her bra and photos out of "love for her".

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