Stepdad accused of sex assault as cops widen probe into girls lethal Benadryl ingredient dose
A Connecticut man is accused of sexually assaulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter, who was found dead in her home with a lethal dose of diphenhydramine — the active ingredient in Benadryl — in her system, according to authorities.Anthony Federline, 39, was charged in April with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor after the death of Eve Rogers, according to the Enfield Police Department.Authorities are now looking to search Federline’s Facebook and Snapchat accounts, the family’s CVS Caremark account and two Amazon accounts as part of a probe into the girl's death, court documents show, according to WFLA.Rogers was found dead in her home on March 18.According to court documents, her mother found her on her bedroom floor partially unclothed, with a blanket covering her lower body.
Blood and other fluids were running down from her nose, the documents stated.NORTH CAROLINA COLD CASE HEATS UP WITH STEPMOTHER ACCUSED OF KILLING MISSING TEENEve Rogers was found dead in her home on March 18.(Browne Memorial Funeral Chapels and Cremation Services)A sexual assault kit was performed on the girl before her autopsy, and Federline was determined to be one of the "contributors from a DNA swab," an arrest warrant said, according to WFLA.
No charges have been filed in connection with the girl’s death.The medical examiner told police that toxicology testing indicated a lethal dosage of diphenhydramine in the girl's system.Fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, was also found in her system despite it not being prescribed to her, search warrants state, the outlet reported.The report showed a diphenhydramine level of 23,000 ng/ml in Rogers’ blood, WFLA reported.
Lethal concentrations are listed at 4,390 ng/ml for children and 14,720 ng/ml for adults, according to the report.The medical examiner said Rogers would have had to ingest about 1.8 liters of liquid diphenhydramine to reach the level found in her blood.Anthony Federline, 39, was charged in Apr...