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The defendant must repay all the money in monthly installments and is banned from Adult World, per his sentencing.
An ex-Adult World employee who pocketed $8,667.24 over a 4-month period last year was sentenced to probation for his crime and must repay his former Montgomery Township employer in monthly installments.
Richard William McCaffrey, 35, of the 900 block of Griffith Street, was facing a felony charge each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, for the incidents that occurred during his span of employment at the Upper State Road business between April 20 and August 24, 2023.
Last month, the felony theft charge was changed to a misdemeanor, and McCaffrey pleaded guilty to it, receiving 18 months’ probation, effective Oct. 17, according to court documents.
As part of his sentencing by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Thomas M. DelRicci, McCaffrey is banned from Adult World.
McCaffrey was arraigned on the charges in April 2024, six months after his warrant was issued, according to the criminal docket.
According to the affidavit, the owner of Adult World showed up to Montgomery Township Police headquarters on Sept. 7, 2023 to report that McCaffrey, an ex-employee, stole the cash throughout the duration of his employment.
Authorities allege McCaffrey stole the money by making more than 600 deletions in the computer system, thus making transactions with customers and pocketing the money, which was captured on surveillance, per the affidavit.
Once Adult World noticed a decrease in sales during the week of Aug. 13-19, 2023, they matched the thefts to McCaffrey’s working hours during the times in question, police said.
Then, the company did a more thorough investigation of its finances for McCaffrey’s four months of employment, police said, and revealed the total amount to be $8,667.24.
McCaffrey confessed to the thefts during an interview on April 24, 2023 with Adult World management, referencing issues with family and money. He was immediately fired, per the affidavit.
McCaffrey was represented by attorney Mark Feinman.
