Admitting to a foot fetish, a former Munhall policeman was sentenced to probation yesterday after pleading guilty to a slew of charges involving inappropriate contact with teenage girls.

Michael J. Curtin Jr., 37, was sentenced to five years of probation by Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

In all, he pleaded guilty to counts of unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault, corruption of minors, providing alcohol to minors and solicitation of prostitution. The charges involved five different teenagers at various times in 2006 and 2007.

The solicitation charges came from when Mr. Curtin, calling himself "Mick," contacted a 17-year-old on MySpace. He offered her $1,000 if she would let him kiss her feet and suck her toes.

When interviewed by police, Mr. Curtin admitted that he is sexually aroused by feet.

Assistant District Attorney Simquita R. Bridges said at the court proceeding that Mr. Curtin, using the name "Rockhard," also contacted a 15-year-old girl on MySpace and wrote, "I want to make sweet passionate love to you."

In the online interactions, Mr. Curtin identified himself as a Munhall police officer. He was fired by the borough in February 2008, while he was under investigation for the crimes but before his arrest in May.

Mr. Curtin, according to a criminal complaint, also had inappropriate contact with three other girls in person.

He told one teen he had a foot fetish and on several occasions tried to rub or touch her feet, according to the complaint.

A 13-year-old and 14-year-old told police that Mr. Curtin fondled them.

All of the girls told police he gave them alcohol and allowed them to drive his car after drinking.

As part of his probation, Mr. Curtin was ordered to have no access to computers -- at home or at work -- and he is not allowed to use cell phone text messaging. He was ordered to surrender all of his guns to the Munhall police.

Mr. Curtin and his attorney, Stephen R. Greenberg, declined comment as they left the courtroom.