Not only did he kill this sweet baby in a horrible way but severely traumatized these two sisters in a life changing way.And, for that matter, the older girls wondering where the baby was?
Those girls were old enough to tell their mother, or someone else, what he was (not) doing. Does anyone else wonder if he threatened them, to keep their mouths shut about this?Not only did he kill this sweet baby in a horrible way but severely traumatized these two sisters in a life changing way.
I just don't understand how he could have forgotten and how he could do this refularly and she knowingly left the girls with him. Leaving all 3 sometimes? A nine and five year old left in a car at their own house on a tablet? It is just so ridiculous. And now, tragic.
Either that, or they had gotten used to being treated like they were in the way, and had that normalized for them.Those girls were old enough to tell their mother, or someone else, what he was (not) doing. Does anyone else wonder if he threatened them, to keep their mouths shut about this?
That ^^ is what I expect it was like, standard operating procedure, and the kids were used to it. I feel for the girls who likely had to "tell on" what their dad did that day.Either that, or they had gotten used to being treated like they were in the way, and had that normalized for them.
IMO MOOEither that, or they had gotten used to being treated like they were in the way, and had that normalized for them.
I have never heard of a car's a/c turning off after 30 minutes. What's the purpose of that functionality?
Think of it like a remote feature to warm or cool the car before you go to it.There was an article that said this specific vehicle would shut off after 20 minutes if it was in park and the driver's seatbelt was unbuckled. Also that the dad said he checked on her once and the car was still running, but it sounds like this was a lie.
Think of it like a remote feature to warm or cool the car before you go to it.
Per video from neighbors he did not check on the child for the whole 3 hours before the mother found her.
If I was the prosecutor m not sure I’d give a plea. IMO this isn’t forgotten baby syndrome. He left her there on purpose. With her iPad in case she woke up. Sure he forgot about her later, but this is a whole different scenario than someone who drives to work and forgets baby in the back wasn’t dropped off at daycare. Night and day difference.I think he’s claiming he forgot she was in the car for three hours. I’m not sure exactly how he explained it but it seems like he’s saying he planned to get the girl from the car when the app alerted that the car engine turned off.
Except he said he didn’t receive the notice. All I’ve been able to find is this:
Scholtes left the car running with air conditioning and "wanted her to remain in the vehicle while she slept," he told police, according to the documents.
The A/C automatically shuts off after 30 minutes, something Scholtes knew, the documents say.
Scholtes didn't realize he had forgotten about leaving his daughter in the hot car until after his wife Erika returned home from work a couple hours later, asking where the toddler was. The couple found the 2-year-old unresponsive and "still strapped in her child restraint system."
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'I killed our baby': Arizona dad distracted by video games leaves daughter in hot car: Docs
Christopher Scholtes was putting groceries away and playing video games after leaving the toddler in the car for hours amid triple-digit temperatures, records show.www.usatoday.com
So IOW some variation of Forgotten Baby Syndrome. Something like he planned to bring her in within a half hour but became distracted. I don’t know if that would fly but given the right expert who knows how a jury would react? He appears to be a loving, family oriented father, at least on social media, which might cause a hurdle for the prosecution.
That’s why I wonder if he’ll be offered a plea deal.
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There’s a good documentary about babies being left to die in cars on Amazon Prime - Fatal Distraction. Cooper Harris’ mom is in it as well as other parents/couples. It’s amazing the forgiveness a lot of the offenders rereceived.
bbmI know video game addiction is a very real thing. But I hope they also tested his blood for substances.
@NuttMegg Thx for your response.I looked last night for obit for Parker Scholtes, nothing but a fundraiser. According to EC's court statements she wanted CS to be there "Saturday" for Parker's burial. So maybe an obit will be issued that same day, if the burial also means a funeral. A time when obits are often published.
Unless it was last Saturday.
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From the situations I've read here, and situations in news articles, etc., etc., I think blood testing would be at least a probability for narcotics, perhaps, and certainly a test for driving drunk would be de rigueur, for sure. He may well have passed those tests...
Glad they have charged him... IMO, he is in Big Trouble.
As many of us here have already said, letting that little child die was not his only fault, not by a long shot. Grrrr.
sbm @NuttMeggI looked last night for obit for Parker Scholtes, nothing but a fundraiser....