A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to ejaculating into a co-worker's coffee mug and onto her desk, authorities said.
Robert John Lind, 34, acknowledged his lewd behavior at a Beissenger hardware store in New Brighton. He pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge of indecent exposure.
Prosecutors had originally charged him with felony criminal s3xual conduct after his September arrest, but later dropped the count, citing a lack of evidence, WCCO-TV reported.
The hardware store manager was taken into custody after a female employee called police to report Lind had left bodily fluids on her desk and that her coffee tasted bad.
She told investigators she had discovered the head of the plumbing and heating department standing over her desk, with his hands around his genitals, authorities said.
A stinky liquid was dripping from her desk onto the floor, she said. And her coffee had emitted the same stink for months, but she thought it was caused by sour milk.
Lind admitted to investigators that he had deposited several genital emissions in the woman's coffee mug and onto her desk.
He knew his behavior was "gross and wrong," he told police. He said he was attracted to the woman and wanted to get her attention