Dad Leaves Toddler to Die Inside Hot Car on 109 Degree Day, Says He Was Playing Playstation

Parker Scholtes, 2, died on July 9 after being left in a sweltering car in Arizona for more than three hours after her dad played video gamePhoto byNew York Post.com

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This story has weighed heavy on my heart and I must admit it has truly aggravated me. If you’ve ever experienced sitting in a hot vehicle in elevated temperatures then you can probably remember the suffocating feeling that experience provides. Even with the windows all the way down, it seems almost impossible to catch your breath. Now imagine that same scenario on a humid, 109 degrees fahrenheit day, where the vehicle is parked in direct sunlight, with all of the windows up. I can’t even begin to imagine the agony this 2-year-old child may have experienced as she sat strapped in her car seat baking to death simply because her father preferred to play video games. The father admitted to knowing that the AC would shut off within 30 minutes. Yet, he chose to leave her to die. No matter what words are used to garner sympathy towards the severity of the father’s actions, the outcome displays the deplorable truth. What are your thoughts?

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An Arizona dad is facing charges of second degree murder and child abuse after leaving his 2-year-old daughter in a sweltering car last week at their home in Marana. The father says he became distracted while immersed in video games on his PlayStation. The child was found unresponsive after allegedly being left for three hours as temperatures reached more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Scholtes allegedly left his daughter in the car for around three hours in 109F degrees while he played video games.Photo byThe-Express.com

Christopher Scholtes, a 37-year-old father of three, told police he arrived at their home in the Tucson suburb of Marana around 2:30 p.m. and parked the car outside because the garage was clogged with exercise equipment. He claimed to have only left little Parker Scholtes sleeping inside his 2023 Acura MDX for 30 minutes after returning home from shopping, because he didn’t want to wake her.

He told police he left the air conditioning in the Acura running but knew it would automatically shut off after about 30 minutes, based on previous experience. The father said he forgot the girl was still in her car seat until his wife came home at 4 p.m.

However, surveillance footage reviewed by police, and noted in newly released court records suggests that Scholtes arrived outside the house shortly after 12:30 p.m. and the toddler was actually in the car for three hours, in direct sunlight, while Scholtes comfortably fiddled with his video games.

Footage also showed Scholtes never going outside to check on Parker until his wife arrived home inquiring the whereabouts of their daughter; police alleged.

His wife Erika Scholtes, an anesthesiologist at the hospital where Parker was declared dead, along side her husband quickly searched and found the child unresponsive in his car. The vehicle was no longer running and the air conditioning was off; police stated.

As Parker was rushed to the hospital, Erika texted her husband, saying:

“I told you to stop leaving them in the car, how many times have I told you.”

Scholtes replied: “Babe I’m sorry! How could I do this. I killed our baby, this can’t be real.”

She later added: “We’ve lost her, she was perfect.”

Christopher Scholtes, Arizona dad habitually left family children in car unattended despite the protests of wifePhoto byScallywag and vagabond.com

Scholte’s two other children, aged nine and five, told police their father regularly left all three siblings alone in the vehicle.

The kids told police Scholtes “got distracted by playing his game and putting his food away” as Parker was dying in the car, according to the complaint.

Christopher Scholtes, Marana, Arizona dad played Playstation knowing air-conditioner would shut off leaving 2 year old girl, Parker ScholtesPhoto byScallywag and vagabond.com

Erika Scholtes called her daughter’s death a “big mistake” as she begged a Tuscon judge to reconsider holding her husband until his next hearing in August.

“I’m just asking if you can allow him to come home to us so that we can all start the grieving process, so he can bury our daughter with us this coming week and that we can go through this whole process together as a family,” Erika told the judge during a remote appearance at her husband’s scheduled hearing.

“This was a big mistake [ and ] doesn’t represent him,” Erika explained. “I just want the girls to see their father, that I don’t have to tell them tonight that they’re going to have to endure another loss.”

The judge upheld the doctor’s request, agreeing to release the suspect until his next hearing next month so he can ‘start the grieving process’ with his relatives.

The judge set bail at a $25,000 bond despite a request from prosecutors for a $1 million bond.

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