Andrew Hatcher, 34, of Holtye Crescent in Maidstone, appeared before magistrates charged with theft over the course of three months.
The court heard how the confessed gambling addicts mother has since forgiven him.
Andrew Hatcher leaving Maidstone Magistrates Court
Defending, Simon Holmes told magistrates: He remains on good terms with his mother, if it were not for his admission he made at the police station, he would not be here now.
Hatcher admitted the theft in front of magistrates.
Between May and August, the college lecturer withdrew £70,096 through a number of large transactions to fund his online gambling addiction.
Once the theft…
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