Fitness studio thief in court: surveillance camera exposes perpetrators!

A 44-year-old man was convicted of theft at the Gießen district court for theft in a gym. The accused, who worked as a cleaner for an external service provider in the gym, had stolen a total of 205 euros from an unlocked cash register between late December 2023 and early January 2024.

On December 27, 2023, he took 185 euros, tried again on January 9, 2024, but without success, and on January 10, 2024 he took another 20 euros. The defendant confessed the deeds in court. The owner of the gym had activated the surveillance camera after the first theft, which documented the thefts. Although the operator forgiven the deeds and waived a recovery of the stolen money, there was a criminal record of the defendant due to fraud from the summer of 2023, for which he was sentenced to a fine of 400 euros.

court ruling and punishment

The public prosecutor applied for a fine of 120 daily rates of 50 euros each, with judge Antje Kaufmann agreed to this application. The accused accepted the judgment and waived an appeal. This is considered a measure to bring about the final clarification of the matter.

The topic of thefts in the gym is not new. For example, other sources reported on possible theft things that can result in similar legal consequences. Accordingly, in the worst case, evidence and evidence could convince the judge that a person committed the deeds. In the event of a conviction in accordance with Section 242 of the Criminal Code, a fine or a prison sentence of up to five years, depending on the severity of the deeds and the stolen amount of money, such as frag-einen-walt.de reported.