Arizona dad who left 2-year-old daughter to die in sweltering car was distracted by porn

The Arizona father accused of leaving his toddler to cook to death in a sweltering car was allegedly watching pornography as the 2-year-old was left sleeping in the cruiser for more than three hours, prosecutors revealed during a court hearing Tuesday

Christopher Scholtes, 37, was distracted watching the X-rated videos when he left his youngest daughter, Parker, inside a car parked in the driveway of his Marana home during a scorching 109-degree day last summer, the DailyMail.com reported.

Prosecutors said the careless dad was also playing video games and drinking beer as his daughter perished from heat exposure inside the searing Honda SUV on July 9, 2024. 3

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Scholtes first claimed he left the tot in the car with the air conditioning blasting for 30 minutes after ret