British man pleads guilty to stealing rare Harry Potter book

Posted June 7, 2011 6:24 am.

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WOODSTOCK – A British man has plead guilty to stealing a rare Harry Potter book.

Kevin McGirr swiped a limited edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from a display box at the Creative Art Gallery in Woodstock, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, back in October.

On Monday, he appeared in front of a judge, who sentenced him to six weeks in prison.

The man was also ordered to pay $400 in compensation and $640 for legal costs.

The book he stole is valued at $9,000.

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