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Scott Rogers murder: Evidence US TV host a 'paedophile' | |
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Evidence that a murdered US television host was a paedophile is "clear and overwhelming", an American prosecutor has said. | Evidence that a murdered US television host was a paedophile is "clear and overwhelming", an American prosecutor has said. |
Scott Rogers, 52, a former dance academy teacher in Suffolk, was shot at his home in Iberville, Louisiana, last week. | Scott Rogers, 52, a former dance academy teacher in Suffolk, was shot at his home in Iberville, Louisiana, last week. |
Two British men have since come forward to allege abuse by Mr Rogers. | Two British men have since come forward to allege abuse by Mr Rogers. |
Tony Clayton, lead prosecutor, said there were claims of abuse in both the UK and the US. | Tony Clayton, lead prosecutor, said there were claims of abuse in both the UK and the US. |
"Absolutely the evidence is clear and overwhelming," he said. | "Absolutely the evidence is clear and overwhelming," he said. |
"This investigation is going to be somewhat ongoing. | "This investigation is going to be somewhat ongoing. |
"We're going to follow the evidence and I want to protect anybody else out there who we may be talking to. | "We're going to follow the evidence and I want to protect anybody else out there who we may be talking to. |
"For the life of me this is baffling that somebody is able to perpetuate his Neanderthal ways from Europe to the United States." | "For the life of me this is baffling that somebody is able to perpetuate his Neanderthal ways from Europe to the United States." |
The two men spoke anonymously to the Jim Engster Radio Show on WRKF in Baton Rouge last week, alleging they were repeatedly sexually abused by the dance teacher as children. | The two men spoke anonymously to the Jim Engster Radio Show on WRKF in Baton Rouge last week, alleging they were repeatedly sexually abused by the dance teacher as children. |
Mr Rogers, a talkshow host on WAFB-TV, was found dead in his bed on 27 August. | Mr Rogers, a talkshow host on WAFB-TV, was found dead in his bed on 27 August. |
His lover Mathew Hodgkinson, who was married to Mr Rogers's daughter, is thought to have shot him in a "murder and attempted suicide". | His lover Mathew Hodgkinson, who was married to Mr Rogers's daughter, is thought to have shot him in a "murder and attempted suicide". |
Mr Hodgkinson, 36, is in a critical condition in hospital. | Mr Hodgkinson, 36, is in a critical condition in hospital. |
Computers and mobile phones have been seized from Mr Rogers's house as part of the investigation into his death. | Computers and mobile phones have been seized from Mr Rogers's house as part of the investigation into his death. |
Mr Rogers was shot on the day he was due to appear before a grand jury over allegations he falsified documents in fostering children. | Mr Rogers was shot on the day he was due to appear before a grand jury over allegations he falsified documents in fostering children. |
It is alleged he failed to declare the fact he had previously been arrested in the UK, over offences of which he was later cleared. | It is alleged he failed to declare the fact he had previously been arrested in the UK, over offences of which he was later cleared. |
He left the UK in the mid-1990s after founding a dance and performing arts academy in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. | He left the UK in the mid-1990s after founding a dance and performing arts academy in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. |
In 1995, it was likened to a cult by Suffolk County Council. | In 1995, it was likened to a cult by Suffolk County Council. |
Suffolk Police said its officers were liaising with American officials over the investigation that has followed Mr Rogers's death. | Suffolk Police said its officers were liaising with American officials over the investigation that has followed Mr Rogers's death. |