Marana -Man, who was charged with the death of a daughter, granted permission for Hawaii vacation

Tucson, Arizona (Kgun)-a judge of Pima County recently granted permission for Christopher Scholtes, the Marana father, who was accused of leaving his two-year-old daughter in a hot car in July 2024 to leave the state for a family vacation in Maui.

Scholtes is waiting for a first degree murder process, which is currently planned for the death of his daughter, who died on July 9, 2024.

Despite the objections of the prosecutors, the district judge of Pima, Kimberly Ortiz, approved, Scholtes' please travel to Maui for 10 days with his wife and two children for 10 days.

As part of the conditions of his trip, Scholtes was ordered that there is no unattended contact with children. He was also ordered to contact before and during his trip and on his return before and during his trip.

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'I killed our baby. This cannot be real.

Court documents from KGun 9 showed that the child was in three -digit temperatures in the family for three hours, while Scholtes was in the home and played video games. Scholtes woman called in 911 when he came home and discovered the girl in the car.

Already in March, Scholtes refused a second degree murder murder, which would have had a prison sentence between 10 and 24 years.

If Scholtes is convicted of murder's first degree, he could be confronted with a lifelong prison sentence.