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US Professor Charged With Urinating On Student Backpack
- •Paul Fischer, a 55-year-old biology professor at Macalester College, was charged with first-degree property damage after allegedly urinating on a student backpack.
- •The incident occurred on December 5, 2025, when a student returned to her workspace at the Olin-Rice Science Center to find her bag damp and smelling of urine.
- •Police investigation into the complaint uncovered six earlier reports of urine found in unusual campus locations including water bottles, trash cans, and decorative items.
- •Fischer reportedly told police he had developed a habit of urinating into cups and disposing of them, claiming he may have accidentally spilled on the backpack.
- •Fischer, who taught at the college for over 25 years, resigned during the investigation and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
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Paul Fischer, a 55-year-old biology professor at Macalester College, has been charged with first-degree property damage after allegedly urinating on a student's backpack. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
During the investigation into the backpack incident, police discovered six earlier campus reports of urine being found in unusual locations, including trash cans, water bottles, and decorative items at the science centre.
Paul Fischer told investigators that he had developed a two-year habit of urinating into cups before emptying them into campus rubbish bins or laboratory sinks. He claimed he might have accidentally spilled urine on the student's backpack while trying to dispose of a cup.
