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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An exterminator was sentenced to prison Friday for stealing more than 2,000 exhibits including dolphin, leopard and bat skeletons in Australia's biggest museum theft.
Dutch-born Hendrikus van Leeuwen, 50, was sentenced in the New South Wales state District Court to seven years imprisonment for stealing the exhibits over seven years from his employer, Sydney's prestigious Australian Museum.
"Through his selfish actions, he has cost the Australian Museum not only a great deal of money, but damaged its reputation," Judge Peter Berman said in passing sentence.
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