College professor faces 5 years in prison after allegedly soaking student’s backpack in urine

A college professor has been accused of covering a student's backpack in urine, leaving her with more than $2,000 worth of damaged belongings. Paul Fischer, a former professor at Macalester College in Minnesota, is facing a felony charge over the incident, which allegedly took place in December 2025. As reported by CBS Minnesota, the student had been working in the college's science center when she briefly stepped away from her belongings. She was gone only six minutes but returned to find urine on her backpack.