Texas janitor accused of spreading STD to multiple women via office building’s water bottles

HOUSTON (KIAH) — A gaggle of women in Houston filed a joint lawsuit after alleging they contracted a sexually transmitted illness from a janitor who’s accused of urinating in a number of water bottles of their office constructing.

Thirteen women, who might be represented by Houston legislation agency Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, together with Samantha Spencer of Spurlock & Associates, P.C., have filed go well with towards multiple corporations, alleging that they “permitted and disregarded the janitor’s conduct.”

The go well with was initially filed by 4 women who labored in an east Houston office constructing the place Lucio Diaz labored as a janitor. He was accused in Nov. 2022 of urinating in a water bottle in a girl’s office whereas being identified with herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1).

According to the go well with, the women mentioned that in late August, they seen a foul style and odor to the bottled water of their constructing, comparable to urine. One lady then positioned a hidden digicam in her office.

The hidden digicam allegedly confirmed Diaz placing his cleansing gear down, and rubbing his penis on the inside and mouth of a water bottle left on a desk. He then put the bottle again and resumed cleansing the room, the legal professionals mentioned.

The subsequent day, the girl despatched the hidden video to the building’s administration firm and mentioned she would notify different tenants of what was occurring. According to the go well with, the corporate advised her not to try this, and guaranteed her that the state of affairs could be dealt with and that they’d notify the tenants.

But no notification was given, and the girl then captured Diaz doing the identical act later that night, the go well with alleges.

It wasn’t till October that the corporate let different tenants find out about Diaz alleged actions, the go well with mentioned.

The defendants within the go well with are the proprietor of the constructing, the building’s administration firm, the upkeep firm, and the cleansing firm that employed the accused janitor.

On Oct. 13, Diaz was charged by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office for aggravated assault with a lethal weapon. He is at the moment being held by immigration officers.