An American restaurant worker in the US state of Kansas admitted to cops that he rubbed his genitals, urinated or spat on food before serving them to customers.
He started working at the Hereford House steakhouse in the affluent community of Leawood, a city that is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
He told cops that men he met on dating apps and fetish sites egged him on and requested him to commit these acts but local police busted him for his stomach-churning antics.
“(I have been) urinating in food, rubbing food on my d**k,” he further added, admitting that he shoved food items down his pants on numerous occasions.
“This is an upsetting situation for our customers and for all of us connected to the restaurant,” Hereford House, which has been open since 1957, said in a statement.
An American restaurant worker in the US state of Kansas admitted to cops that he rubbed his genitals, urinated or spat on food before serving them to customers. Jace Christian Hanson, 21, a worker at Hereford House steakhouse told the cops that he placed his genitals on the salmon fish, peed in pickles and in the au jus sauce (a thin, flavorful sauce made from the juices of cooked meat).
He told the cops that he engaged in such acts more than 20 times. He started working at the Hereford House steakhouse in the affluent community of Leawood, a city that is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
He told cops that men he met on dating apps and fetish sites egged him on and requested him to commit these acts but local police busted him for his stomach-churning antics.
US news media outlets said US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents investigating reports of possible intentional food contamination tipped the cops.
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The cops were provided with thumbnails from videos posted on a website called thisvid.com by a user going by the name “Vandalizer”. The thumbnails teased videos of a man urinating in food kept in restaurant-style bins, pressing food items against his penis and buttocks and using his feet to touch food.
The videos had titles like: “Pissing in the serving sauce again”, “Pissing on restaurant desert”, “Love making people taste my sweaty balls and toes” and “Spitting on everything in restaurant part 2”.
The FBI pinged a phone number they believed belonged to Hanson and traced its signal to the Hereford House parking lot and found a vehicle registered in his name.
When cops spoke to Hereford House authorities on April 25, the owner and head chef, who recognized his au jus sauce in one of the thumbnail photographs, quickly ordered Hanson to meet them and the cops.
Hanson was working on that day and came out of the kitchen. He also happened to be wearing the shoes he wore in at least three videos because of which authorities at Hereford House and the police instantly recognised.
“I’ll just be straight up, yeah… (I had) just been doing stupid shit,” Hanson admitted as soon as he appeared in front of the police.
“(I have been) urinating in food, rubbing food on my d**k,” he further added, admitting that he shoved food items down his pants on numerous occasions.
“I am sure,” he said, confirming that he ensured the food items he served to customers were contaminated and he did so more than 20 times.
He said that men he met through apps like Grindr, Sniffy’s and Scruff had made special requests to violate food items.
He also said that he masturbated in the restaurant’s walk-in cooler but denied putting his bodily fluids on any food products. He said it that he acted like this because he did not like the job but said that he continued doing it even after he began enjoying his work.
“This is an upsetting situation for our customers and for all of us connected to the restaurant,” Hereford House, which has been open since 1957, said in a statement.
The statement added that the community has been supportive, and the restaurant looks “”look “forward to continuing serving everyone.”
Long-time patrons of the restaurant, like John Durrett from Kansas City, expressed outrage and sadness over the incident. He said it was a ‘death penalty’ for the trust bestowed by patrons on the upscale restaurant.
He was livid because he recently visited Hereford House with his mother to commemorate his late father, who loved eating here, and chose the restaurant because it held sentimental value.
However, shortly after their meal, Durrett fell ill with gastrointestinal problems. He told local news outlets that if the news had not broken he may not have made the connection.
Hanson faces felony charges of criminal threat and could get up to 13 months in prison and a $100,000 fine. He’s out on $100,000 bond and has a court date on June 6. Around 140 people said they ate at the restaurant during the time of the incident.
