Tim Yergeau, a 35-year-old former director of strategic communications for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, was found dead in his New Haven, Connecticut apartment on Tuesday, after police investigated him for a child pornography case.

The Middletown Press reported that the police had botched a raid on his apartment five days earlier, accidentally breaching the wrong door.

New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson confirmed the suicide, stating, “The person who died was definitely the suspect in a child pornography investigation and the person who committed suicide.”

The search warrant issued allowed the police to examine Yergeau’s electronic devices, but he was not arrested during the raid. According to The New Haven Independent, Jacobson said, “It was an open investigation, so he knew he was going to be arrested.”

At the time of his death, Yergeau was employed at the Long Wharf Theatre.

Prior to working for Planned Parenthood, he had also been employed by the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation.

Yergeau was known for promoting leftist and LGBTQ causes on social media, sharing images of rainbow-adorned Planned Parenthood buttons and wearing a shirt emblazoned with the pro-abortion slogan, “Bans Off Our Bodies.”

Yergeau had expressed excitement about joining Planned Parenthood in a December 2018 post, stating his passion for healthcare access, reproductive and sexual health, diversity and inclusion, civic engagement, and voting rights.

The botched police raid on Yergeau’s apartment resulted in officers mistakenly breaking down his neighbor Stacey Wezenter’s door and handcuffing her before realizing their error.

Wezenter recounted her experience, saying, “I started running down the hallway, it was just like a movie.

They had guns and flashlights on me.” Wezenter, whose 20-year-old and 4-year-old children were home during the raid, said the incident continues to haunt her.

Expressing her concerns about the situation, Wezenter asked, “What if I had a gun permit? What if I came down the hallway with a gun? Would I have gotten shot? What if my 4-year-old had woken up? Would they have shot him?”

She emphasized the importance of not subjecting people to such experiences.

New Haven police apologized for the mistake and launched an investigation into the circumstances leading to the wrong door being breached.

Chief Jacobson acknowledged the error, saying, “Unfortunately, a mistake was made. We feel for the woman and we’re going to do everything we can to make it right.”

He also stressed that the investigation is part of holding his department accountable and transparent.