A Florida man arrested over the theft of stolen pool toys claims he uses the inflatables for sex instead of raping women.

Christopher Monnin, 35, was charged last Thursday with breaking into the backyards of homes with pools in the Palm Bay area, according to an arrest affidavit.

He told police he was using stolen pool toys for sexual pleasure as opposed to raping women, court papers show.

“Defendant stated that he sexually gratifies himself with the pool floats instead of raping women,” the affidavit read, according to local outlet The Sebastian Daily.

Palm Bay Police Department confirmed the contents of the affidavit to 7NEWS.com.au.

Monnin was on a bike when police stopped him at 1.25am on Thursday as a suspicious person.

They allegedly found him with a garbage bag full of deflated pool floats, the affidavit said.

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It also stated police found about 75 pool toys in an empty house, where Monnin admitted to stashing them.

He was arrested and charged with burglary, criminal mischief and petty theft and ordered to appear before Brevard County Jail on a $US15,000 bond.