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Boca Raton Fla. May 6 2008

A Boca Raton police officer who was being investigated in an alleged sexual battery case has been found dead in his home, authorities said.

Officer Eduardo Martin Velasquez’ roommate called police about 5:37 p.m. Sunday after forcing the door to Velasquez’ room and finding him dead inside their apartment in the 6000 block of Town Colony Trail, west of the Town Center Mall, police said this morning.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine how and when Velasquez died, police said.

There were no obvious signs on trauma on his body.Velasquez, who joined Boca Raton police in February 2008, was placed on administrative leave after a neighbor said he sexually assaulted her Thursday.

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