Hereford House case: Man sentenced to 11 years for food tampering, child exploitation
By Nick Sloan
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OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — A man who admitted to contaminating food at a Johnson County restaurant and possessing child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.
A judge sentenced Jace Christian Hanson on Thursday to 136 months in prison, the maximum allowed by law in his case.
Hanson pleaded guilty earlier this year to 33 charges, including food tampering, 22 counts of criminal threat, one count of criminal damage, and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
Hanson was initially arrested in June 2024 after federal agents received a tip that he had posted videos online showing himself urinating on food and rubbing it on his genitals while working at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood.
Leawood police later uncovered more evidence, leading to the additional criminal threat and child exploitation charges.
Following his arrest, multiple lawsuits were filed against the restaurant, and police said they received hundreds of tips and complaints related to the case.
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