CT - Enfield man, who lives where 12-year-old found dead, charged with sexual assault. April 3, 2026

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DCF Spokesman Peter Yazbak released the following statement:

“Our thoughts are with Eve’s family, friends, neighbors, and all those who knew her as they face the unimaginable grief of her loss. We can confirm that in March 2026, the agency received a report that Eve had left her home in the early morning hours, without the knowledge or permission of her family, to walk to a nearby store. The Department had been investigating these allegations for approximately one week prior to Eve’s untimely death.”

“We are continuing our joint investigation with law enforcement into both the circumstances surrounding Eve’s death and the allegations of sexual abuse that were reported following her passing. As this remains an active and evolving criminal investigation, we are unable to provide further comment at this time.”

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/girl-left-enfield-home-without-permission-days-before-her-death-connecticut-dcf/

Asked for comment Wednesday, Melanie Federline said, "When only parts of a situation are shared publicly, it can lead to inaccurate narratives.
"Out of respect for my family and the process," she said, "I'm choosing not to comment further at this time."

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A week before a young girl in Enfield was found dead in her home, the Department of Children and Families opened an investigation into the family after police found the 12-year-old walking alone along a street just after 2:30 a.m., according to a police report on a theft.

Eve Rogers was found dead in her home in mid-March under suspicious circumstances. Her stepfather, Anthony Federline, has been arrested in connection with her death and charged with sexual assault.

Just days before the child’s body was discovered, though, DCF opened an investigation into the family. The department’s probe came from a referral by police after she left her home without her parents’ knowledge and was found by officers responding to a report of a theft at a nearby Mobil gas station.

News of DCF’s involvement with the family before Rogers’ death comes at a time when the child welfare agency is being heavily scrutinized for its work and questioned for its handling of investigations into a child found dead last year, Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García, and a Waterbury man rescued by first responders who alleged he had been held captive and abused for decades.

In all three cases, DCF had records of investigations into the families before the abuse. And all three had been pulled out of public schools by their parents to be homeschooled.

DCF involved in Eve Rogers case days before girl was found dead

News of DCF's involvement with the family comes as the CT agency faces heavy scrutiny and questions of its handling of other investigations.

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