AN UNEMPLOYED father has admitted stealing DVDs so he could pay child maintenance.
Christopher Blaber, from Gillingham, took DVDs and Blu-Ray discs valued at £188 from HMV in Bluewater on March 11.
The 28-year-old dad-of-two pleaded guilty to theft at Dartford Magistrates' Court on Monday (April 2).
He had stolen two box sets of DVDs and seven Blu-Ray discs.
The court heard he had a history of similar offences and had been out of work and struggling to pay child maintenance.
Katherine Lewis, in mitigation, said: “Since his release from prison he has been desperately seeking employment.
“It is a catch 22 - he doesn't have any money so in order to support his children, he steals."
Blaber was granted bail while pre-sentence reports are prepared and will return to the same court on April 27.
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