“The Barrington Pisser” told police that the videos he posted of himself urinating on restroom floors and in Barrington High School hallways were not real. 

According to Barrington Police, the student who was posting the videos to TikTok under the name “The Barrington Pisser,” met with the school resource officer on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30 and said the videos were fakes. The student told the SRO that it was a hoax and he was using a water bottle to stage the videos. 

“We’re not pursuing criminal charges,” said Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia during an interview on Tuesday afternoon. The chief added that the student has since taken down the account. 

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, a Barrington parent told local police that she had been looking at her son’s phone when she saw an account for another juvenile in town titled “The Barrington Pisser.” She said the images posted to the account appeared to show the local teenager urinating at various spots in town — in Barrington High School hallways, in the Primrose Hill School playground, on local restaurant restroom floors, and other locations. Police said it was not clear when the videos were posted to various social media accounts. Police said the TikTok account which was used was opened in 2024 and had changed names four times since then.

Barrington Police said the videos showed “Deviant behavior.”

Just hours after news broke about “The Barrington Pisser,” the police department school resource officer received an email from the student involved. 

“Based on that, the SRO met with the student,” Chief Correia said, adding that the student admitted he was responsible for the situation. The student also told police it was all a hoax and he had not urinated in the hallways at the high school or in the restaurant restrooms or the other locations. 

“His story has a ring of truth to it,” Chief Correia said. He added that the police department did not have evidence or any complaints that would have challenged the student’s story. 

“We can’t determine if it was water or urine,” he said. 

Chief Correia acknowledged that the TikTok posts may have served as a bad example to others. He also said the department has tried to impart on the student that he should always think first before posting something to the internet. That is a similar message the chief shared with a high school sports team recently. Chief Correia said that message stands true for adults also.

In a press release, Chief Correia stated, “This incident along with other recent incidents should remind students and all other users of social media platforms to think twice before they post.”