WASHINGTON, Mo. • A Washington, Mo., man admitted to sneaking into a home here in October while a mother and her daughter were inside to try to steal a pair of women's underwear, police say.

Cody R. Hassler, 34, charged Wednesday with first-degree burglary, first-degree stalking and stealing.

Hassler admitted to the burglary, telling officers he had an "underwear fetish," according to police. He also admitted to spying on the occupants of the home through bedroom windows on several occasions.

He told officers that he "went too far" that night, police said.

A homeowner in the 200 block of Johnson Street called police Oct. 9 to report a burglar, according to police.

She told police "someone had been in her home and was heard running out of it through the basement door," police said. The woman had been sleeping at the time, but her teenage daughter woke her up when she heard footsteps in the kitchen.