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Police are investigating sex abuse allegations in relation to a British ex-pat who was shot dead at his home in America, it has been reported. Police are investigating sex abuse allegations in relation to a British expatriate who was shot dead at his home in the United States, it has been reported.
Scott Rogers, 52, a former dance school teacher from Suffolk, was found shot dead in Iberville, Baton Rouge, last week. Scott Rogers, 52, a former dance school teacher from Suffolk, was found dead in Iberville, Baton Rouge, last week.
Suffolk police said they were investigating allegations after receiving "a handful of calls" from people claiming they were sexually abused by Rogers, the BBC reported.Suffolk police said they were investigating allegations after receiving "a handful of calls" from people claiming they were sexually abused by Rogers, the BBC reported.
A man, named in US reports last week as Mathew Hodgkinson – who is thought to be Rogers's son-in-law and also his former lover – appeared to have killed Around Town talkshow host Rogers before turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide attempt, police in Louisiana said. A man named in US reports last week as Mathew Hodgkinson – who is thought to be Rogers's son-in-law as well as his former lover – appeared to have killed the Around Town talkshow host before turning the gun on himself in a failed suicide attempt, police in Louisiana said.
Reports in the US following the shooting claimed Rogers, who had gained celebrity status in Baton Rouge due to his television show, was responsible for a series of sex offences against boys, going back to his time in England during the last millennium. Reports in the US after the shooting claimed Rogers, who had gained celebrity status in Baton Rouge due to his television show, was responsible for a series of sex offences against boys, going back to his time in England before 2000.
A spokesman for Suffolk police told the BBC: "Detectives will make further contact with these individuals in the next few days to ascertain whether they wish to disclose further information.A spokesman for Suffolk police told the BBC: "Detectives will make further contact with these individuals in the next few days to ascertain whether they wish to disclose further information.
"There were no UK police investigations ongoing into Scott Rogers prior to his death.""There were no UK police investigations ongoing into Scott Rogers prior to his death."
Hodgkinson, who was left in a critical condition following the shooting, is married to Rogers's biological daughter, Kimmy, but he lived at the victim's home with him. Hodgkinson, who was in a critical condition after the shooting, is married to Rogers' biological daughter, Kimmy, but lived at the victim's home with him.