What This Story Is About
- The father of Sebastian Rogers, a missing Tennessee teenager who has autism and a rare condition that causes intellectual disabilities, is speaking out after a nearly two-and-a-half year investigation led to no public leads.
Why It Matters
- Sebastian Rogers’ 2024 disappearance sparked Tennessee’s largest-ever search for a missing child in state history.
- The lawsuits will now make their way through the federal court system as Seth Rogers vows to continue searching for his son and hold the agencies accountable.
For Context
- Seth Rogers has filed two federal lawsuits against the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, alleging both agencies failed his son — one before his February 2024 disappearance and one during the investigation that followed.
Catch Up
- Unlike the sheriff’s office complaint, which argues investigators failed to pursue critical leads after Sebastian vanished, the DCS suit claims the agency failed to take protective steps that could have prevented Sebastian’s disappearance in the first place.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Seth Rogers has been living in a “nightmare” for nearly two-and-a-half years.
In February 2024, his 15-year-old son Sebastian Rogers suddenly disappeared. He left his mother and stepfather’s house without his shoes or cell phone. Despite his disappearance fueling one of Tennessee’s largest searches for a missing child in state history, there have yet to be any arrests, named suspects or even persons of interest.
“People say I’m strong and I’ve got a lot of patience … but they have no idea,” Seth Rogers told WSMV4 in an exclusive interview. “Being strong? I’m not strong. I’m just determined to find my son.”…