Camp Trial

From the BBC:
"British teenagers face trial over 'Auschwitz theft'"

Two British teenagers accused of stealing artefacts from the Auschwitz death camp during a school trip are to face a trial, prosecutors have said. The pupils, from the independent Perse School in Cambridge, were allegedly seen by guards picking up buttons and fragments of a spoon from the ground. In June, the school said they had been fined after admitting responsibility. But Polish prosecutors said the boys had changed their minds and would now face a trial.  The pair, who were aged 17 at the time of the alleged theft, have withdrawn their admission of guilt, explaining that they were not aware the items had special cultural significance. They had originally accepted a fine and suspended probation, their school said in June. The artefacts, which also included a rusted hair clipper and glass fragments, were allegedly picked up in an area where new arrivals at the Nazi death camp were stripped of their belongings. Krakow Regional Prosecutor's office spokeswoman Boguslawa Marcinkowska said the indictment had been sent on Tuesday to the Regional Court in Krakow. She said it was likely the pupils would have to appear in court as they had changed their position and their intention to voluntarily submit to punishment.   The maximum penalty for the crime is a 10-year prison sentence. No-one at the Perse School was available for comment.

^ I'm a little confused. If these teens stole the artifacts from inside a building, exhibit or museum than I could see them getting in trouble and facing jail time, but as far as  I understand they took artifacts from the ground. While that act is sacrilegious it shouldn't involve jail time (unless there are signs stating that it is illegal to take artifacts from the ground.) ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35194290