In July, Jace Christian Hanson, 22, pleaded guilty to all 33 charges against him. Those charges stemmed from the defendant himself posting graphic videos of some of the incidents on the internet.
The charges included 22 counts of criminal threat, one count of criminal damage, and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
On Thursday, Hanson was sentenced by a judge in Johnson County to 136 months – or just over 11 years – in state prison.
Authorities said they received a tip that he posted videos showing himself urinating on food and also rubbing food on his genitals while on the clock at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood, a medium-sized city and part of the Kansas City metro area.
An FBI special agent later produced thumbnail images posted by a user with the handle "Vandalizer," according to court documents obtained by Kansas City, Missouri-based Fox affiliate WDAF.
Those thumbnails showed a man urinating in bins and pressing food against his genitals, backside, and feet, court records show.
When questioned, the defendant readily admitted to the crimes – describing instances in which he relieved himself in Au Jus sauce and pickle jars and pressed his privates to pieces of salmon. In sum, the defendant estimated he behaved in such a way some 20 times.
Continue readingThe resulting investigation turned up videos depicting child sexual abuse and messages penned by the defendant about his desire to commit such crimes, according to the Johnson County Post.
One such message reportedly reads: "I really want this life honestly, it's the only thing I live for, working so I can hopefully do as much damage as I can someday."
"It was the most brutal and violent child sexual abuse material that I have ever seen," Leawood Police Detective Jack Bond testified in a hearing earlier this year, according to the local newspaper.
Judge upbraids man who contaminated steak restaurant's food with urine, feet, and genitals
"You will come back out to the community," the judge said, addressing the defendant directly. "And that’s concerning."
