'Registered fingerprint still the same?'... Suspended sentence for 30s who quit chicken restaurant turn

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] A man in his 30s who repeatedly stole money and valuables by secretly entering the chicken restaurant where he had worked was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

Judge Youngsoo Park of the Criminal Division 13 at the Seoul Central District Court sentenced A (30), who was charged with nighttime trespassing and theft, to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. He was also ordered to undergo probation and perform 120 hours of community service. Regarding the sentencing, the court stated, "The crime is serious considering that the defendant broke into the store where he worked as an employee at night and stole cash and bankbooks multiple times," but added, "The defendant admitted his wrongdoing and reached a settlement with the victim, who does not wish to pursue punishment."

A was tried on charges of breaking into the chicken restaurant where he worked as an employee three times between April and May, stealing 650,000 won in cash, a corporate bankbook, and a seal. It was investigated that he knew his fingerprint registered on the fingerprint scanner installed on the store's entrance door had not been deleted, and he secretly entered during the early dawn hours when few people were around to commit these crimes.

A avoided a heavy sentence by not withdrawing additional cash from the stolen bankbook. The court treated A's repeated offenses as concurrent crimes and imposed aggravated punishment but took into account that the amount of damage was not large. The court ruled, "The amount stolen in this case is not significant, and the defendant did not commit additional crimes using the stolen bankbook and seal," and "considering that the bankbook and other items were returned to the victim."

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