Japanese actor Daisuke Yamauchi (26), who appeared in a number of plays, was arrested by the police on charges of sexual harassment and robbery.

According to local media, Yamasuke Daisuke was arrested by police on the 11th for allegedly molesting a woman in her 70s and committing a robbery in Musashino City, Toko, Japan.

The police raped Yamasui Daisuke on the 26th of January when a woman in her 70s, who was living alone, tried to enter the apartment porch, pushing and kissing her from behind.

When the victim resisted strongly, Yamasuke Daisuke was accused of stealing the woman and injuring her handbag, which cost about 62,000 yen (about 680,000 won) after injuring her backbone.

The police were reported to have identified Daisuke Yamauchi as a suspect based on CCTVs and eyewitness accounts.

Daisuke Yamauchi's agency officially apologized, saying, "Currently there are reports that Yamasuke Daisuke was arrested for allegedly being molested.

Currently, photos of Daisuke Yamauchi have been deleted from the company's website.

Daisuke Yamauchi was scheduled to appear in the play ``The World Just Ambiguous,'' which begins on the 24th.

(SBS funE reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)