Brian Couture, 40, pleaded guilty Monday to initiating a false report

An Oregon father who stole his daughter's Girl Scout cookie earnings to pay for a $700 erotic massage has admitted staging a robbery at his home to cover his tracks.

Brian David Couture, 40, called 911 on March 6 reporting that an intruder had entered his home in Forest Grove, near Portland through a sliding glass door.

When officers arrived they found Couture unresponsive, his laptop damaged and the house ransacked.

Some $700 was also missing from a jar containing the proceeds of his daughter's Girl Scout cookie sales.

Couture was taken to hospital and later told police he had struggled with an intruder.

The Washington County District Attorney's Office investigators found blood around the home and Couture is seen with a black eye in his mugshot.

However, no suspects arose despite a search of the area and police quickly noticed multiple inconsistencies in Couture's version of events.

One neighbor told KGW8 News at the time that the report of the burglary had sparked panic among local residents.

Couture (pictured in court) was sentenced to community service and ordered to pay a fine after wasting police time by staging a robbery to hide the fact he had stolen his daughter's Girl Scout cookie money to pay for an erotic massage

Brooke Gwin said: 'There were cops from all over, dogs, the forensic team, they had crime scene tape up everywhere.

'We put sticks in all of our doors and I started setting the alarm during the day because I was afraid to be home by myself during the day.'

'It's kind of really strange though, did he hit himself in the head. He went away in an ambulance.'

The district attorney's office said the 40-year-old eventually admitted he had staged the robbery himself because he could not otherwise explain the missing money.

Couture pleaded guilty on Monday to initiating a false police report.

He was ordered to pay a $100 fine and given 80 hours of community service along with probation.

Police carried out a search of the area but no suspect was located and Couture, who was taken to hospital, is said to have told officers he staged the attack

The alleged staged burglary sparked concern among local residents who said there was 'cops from all over, dogs, the forensic team, they had crime scene tape up everywhere'

A Girl Scouts spokeswoman said in a statement to Fox 12 that Couture is the father of a Girl Scout and that around $740 is unaccounted for in cookie sales in connection with this case.

'Since the March 18 arrest in this case, we have been in contact with the Forest Grove Police Department and are working with them to resolve the matter,' the statements reads.

'At this time, Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington is following our normal procedure to collect on funds owed. The stewardship of Girl Scout troop funds is a top priority for our organization, and that is our focus in this matter.'