55-year-old John Taddei of Queens has been charged with theft of services and criminal trespass.
Taddei told detectives during questioning that he used talcum powder after taking a shower in the hotel room that he did not pay for.
Detectives now believe the worker, who ended up at the hospital, had had a psychosomatic reaction to seeing the powder.
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