(UPI) - The father of a boy who had accused Michael Jackson of molesting him in the 1990s has died of an apparent suicide, police said.

The body of Evan Chandler was discovered at his Jersey City, N.J., home Nov. 5, authorities told New York's WPIX-TV Tuesday. He had shot himself in the head, police said.

In 1994, Chandler's son, Jordy Chandler, then 12, alleged Jackson had molested him several times between 1991 and 1994.

Chandler and his son sued Jackson and received a $20 million settlement, WPIX said.

In 2006, Jordy Chandler sought a restraining order against his father after he allegedly hit Jordy in the head from behind with a 12 1/2-pound weight.

Jackson died June 25 at 50. His death was declared a homicide after a lethal level of the anesthesia propofol was found in his system.

His death is still under investigation.

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