Halifax police find man who allegedly forced children to drink alcohol

A Halifax Regional Police officer's badge is pictured. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic)

Halifax Regional Police has found a man who allegedly forced children to drink alcohol inside a bathroom earlier this week.

Police say the suspect followed to teenage boys inside a Halifax Shopping Centre bathroom around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The man allegedly forced the boys into a stall and wouldn’t let them leave unless they drank alcohol.

Police say the man was also seen approaching young girls in the mall’s parkade and attempted to have them drink alcohol.

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