A hardware store worker has been found guilty of ejaculating in his female colleague 's coffee in a bid to get noticed . John R. Lind , 34 , admitted on Thursday to tainting Pat Maahs ' drink with his semen while they worked together at Beisswenger ’ s hardware store in New Brighton , Minnesota . Ramsey County District Court heard that he masturbated over her desk multiple times while she was away . John R. Lind , 34 , ( left ) admitted tainting Pat Maahs ' ( right ) drink with his semen while they worked together at Beisswenger ’ s hardware store in New Brighton , Minnesota . Initially , Maahs thought the coffee smelled bad because the milk in the office was spoiled . She told the Minneapolis Star Tribune : ' I ’ m glad he ’ s getting something , because I believe he deserves some punishment . So far , my sentence is greater than his . Lind pleaded guilty to indecent exposure , defined as engaging in lewd or indecent behavior . He will be sentenced for the misdemeanor on May 22 . The case led to Maahs proposing legislation that would make such an act a felony . She added : ' I felt that there was a hole in the law , and it needed to be plugged , and it was up to me to do it because no one else was going to do it for me . ' Initially , Maahs thought the coffee smelled bad because the milk in the office ( pictured ) was spoiled .
John R. Lind , 34 , from Minnesota , New Brighton admitted to tainting drink . The bizarre act was part of a ploy to get co-worker Pat Maahs to notice him . Would do it when she was n't at her desk at Beisswenger ’ s hardware store . He will be sentenced for the misdemeanor on May 22 .