A Baltimore County paramedic was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for masturbating and urinating on food and office equipment at county fire stations, a crime the judge called “gross and disgusting behavior.”

Christopher M. Carroll, 36, pleaded guilty in August to three misdemeanor counts of causing another person to ingest his bodily fluids. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. handed down Carroll’s sentence after hearing victim impact statements from three fire employees.

Carroll addressed the court Tuesday, saying through tears that he was “truly sorry to everyone involved.”

Carroll, who most recently lived in York County, Pennsylvania, was arrested in February on 23 misdemeanor counts related to alleged lewd conduct at public safety headquarters in Towson and a fire station in Pikesville. Prosecutors said Carroll filmed the acts and posted the videos to social media and subscriber-based pornography websites.

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One video showed Carroll urinating into an ice machine that at least 16 employees subsequently used. Another showed him masturbating into a coffee creamer bottle that he then returned to a shared refrigerator. A third showed him ejaculating onto a female supervisor’s keyboard, near where she typically eats breakfast and lunch.

Investigators tested items depicted in the videos and found they contained Carroll’s bodily fluids and DNA. The videos were found on electronic devices that investigators seized from Carroll.

Carroll previously acknowledged making and posting sexually explicit content but claimed he was engaging in “role play” and artistic expression. He denied that the items in the videos belonged to his colleagues, despite captions suggesting otherwise.

Amid an investigation into Carroll, the fire department initiated “hazmat cleaning” of all stations and offices, replaced ice machines and sanitized some vehicles.

Carroll, who has no prior criminal history, works on the fire department’s quick response team, assisting people experiencing mental health crises and addiction. He has remained employed while being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center since February.

This is a developing story and will be updated.