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Father relinquishes custody of sons amid probe

The attorney and another man remove personal effects

Photo credit: Jim Staubitser | The attorney and another man remove personal effects after Robert Rodriguez and Heather Kowalczik's eviction from the house on Hallock Street in East Farmingdale., where a body of a toddler was found buried in the backyard. (Oct. 9, 2012)

The Farmingdale man police considered "a person of interest" in the investigation into the death of his girlfriend's 17-month-old son has agreed to give temporary custody of his two sons to the government.

At a hearing before Suffolk Family Court Judge David Freundlich in Central Islip on Tuesday, Robert Rodriguez agreed to let his sons -- Robert Jr., 9, and Alex, 6 -- live with a foster family,...

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