Police: Neighbor tried plying young girl with alcohol, cigarettes

Scott Township, Pa. — A Bloomsburg man is facing multiple charges after police say he tried to give alcohol and cigarettes to a young teen and sent her inappropriate messages.

Officers were dispatched to a home on Old Berwick Road on Dec. 4 for a report that an adult neighbor was attempting to provide alcohol and cigarettes to a 13-year-old girl, according to Sgt. Joshua Pastucka of the Scott Township Police Department.

Police said the girl told investigators the man, Brandon James Foust, offered to pay her $10 to shovel snow. She went to his house to discuss the job, where she said he offered her rum and cigarettes…

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