A Texas janitor has been jailed after pleading guilty to urinating into a water cooler at his workplace, a doctor’s office. Lucio Catarino Diaz, 42, was sentenced to six years in prison but has already served two after contaminating the water dispenser with his urine, leading multiple employees to contract STDs.
Diaz, who worked as a janitor at the practice along Houston’s East Freeway, used the shared common area water dispenser, which had no security cameras. An employee noticed an unusual taste and smell in the water and began using her own bottled water. She later installed a camera to monitor the dispenser, capturing footage of Diaz urinating into it.
The video showed Diaz approaching the desk, unzipping his pants, and inserting his penis into the water bottle. He then acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary, repeating the act multiple times before leaving.
Diaz confessed to the crimes, stating he did so because he knew one of his colleagues would drink from the dispenser the next day. The infected water caused several employees to test positive for Herpes simplex virus type 1 and chlamydia. Although Diaz will not have to register as a sex offender, the prosecution classified his urine as a “deadly weapon” due to its potential to weaken the immune system and cause bodily injury.
Diaz’s attorney expressed remorse for his client’s actions and stated he accepted responsibility for the incident to avoid putting the complainants through a trial.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/janitor-urinate-water-cooler-std-texas-b2719069.html