A 49-year-old mechanic for Japan Airlines at Haneda airport was arrested for paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual favors, police said on Sep. 11.

The man, identified as Takeharu Goto, allegedly gave 25,000 yen to the unemployed girl for sexual favors at a hotel in Ikebukuro in July, police said.

The two met through a telephone voice-mail dating service and have met twice for sex since May.

"The girl was my type, so I paid her to have sex with me," Goto was quoted as saying.