A doctor’s husband was inside his home watching pornography while his two year-old daughter was dying outside in a hot car, a court heard.
Christopher Scholtes, 37, is charged with the first-degree murder of two year-old Parker in Marana, Arizona, last July after leaving her to nap in 90F heat.
His alleged X-rated behavior was addressed at a court hearing in Tucson on Tuesday, 15 months after the little girl baked to death outside.
Prosecutors wanted to produce the shocking claim, alleged in court documents, as evidence for jurors at Scholtes’s upcoming murder trial.
A judge banned them from doing so but said that jurors could be told of previous instances where Scholtes allegedly left his children in a car unattended.
Scholtes left his 2003 Acura running with the air-conditioning on, but allegedly lost track of time while he played on his PlayStation, drank booze, and watched pornography and the vehicle shut off.
Evidence ruled admissible at Tuesday’s hearing included texts between Scholtes and his wife Erika allegedly revealing this was a pattern of behavior for him.
Christopher Scholtes is said to have been watching porn while his two year-old daughter Parker (pictured above being held by her mother Erika) died in a hot car
As Parker was rushed to the hospital, Erika texted Scholtes saying: ‘I told you to stop leaving them in the car, how many times have I told you.’
She later added: ‘We’ve lost her, she was perfect.’
Scholtes replied: ‘Babe I’m sorry! How could I do this. I killed our baby, this can’t be real.’
Scholtes wife Erika is an anesthesiologist who is standing by her husband in the wake of Parker’s death.
More to come.
Parker had been left to sleep in the family’s Acura with its air conditioning turned on. Her father is now charged with her murder
