He let his 2-year-old daughter die in the car because he was distracted by watching adult content

The trial against a man for the death of his two-year-old daughter began this Monday in Arizona, United States. The accused is Christopher Scholtes, who on July 9, 2024 He left the girl locked in his car for about three hourson a day when The temperature exceeded 42 degrees.

The 2-year-old girl who died in the car (NYP)

The crimes charged against the 38-year-old man are first degree murder and intentional child abuse. However, the Prosecutor’s Office revealed a new detail: while the little girl was locked in the vehicle, Scholtes would have been distracted looking for porn on his PlayStation, local media published.

This accusation appears in a motion for admissibility presented by the Prosecutor’s Office, but which was rejected by the judge. He even warned prosecutors that witnesses who come forward will not be able to «mention the defendant’s two-minute search for pornography,» reports RT.

Scholtes admitted that he left the girl in the car while he entered his home to store food because she was asleep in the back seat, but he got distracted and forgot to go look for her. Furthermore, he maintained that left the air conditioning on of the vehicle, indicates RT.

However, he also acknowledged that he knew that the car’s engine was shutting off. after half an hour, so the cooling also stopped working.

He confessed his guilt

On the other hand, the complaint includes a message sent by his wife while the girl was taken to the hospital: «I told you to stop leaving them in the car«How many times have I told you?» «We lost her, she was perfect. How could I do this? «I killed our baby, it can’t be real,» Scholtes responded, he says. RT.

This Monday, Scholtes pleaded guilty (Video capture).

In addition, investigators revealed that the couple’s two oldest daughters, who at the time of the events were 6 and 9 years old, said that their father He had also left them alone in the car on other occasions.

The autopsy performed on the victim’s body confirmed that his body had reached the 42.7 degrees, informa RT.

Despite the accusations, the man initially pleaded not guilty to the crimes accused of him during a hearing held last August.

But this Monday, Scholtes pleaded guilty one count of second-degree murder and one count of intentional/knowing child abuse.

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