Justin Ross Harris was indicted with multiple charges of murder and cruelty after he left his son for seven hours in a car.
Justin Ross Harris, the Georgia dad whose 22-month-old son died after being left in a hot car for seven hours, was charged with murder on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
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A grand jury indicted him on multiple charges including malice murder, felony murder and cruelty to children. Harris, 33, had pleaded not guilty to charges. He has been in jail since he was arrested on the day his son died in June.
Harris had told police that he had forgotten to drop his son Cooper off at daycare and drove straight to work. The child died of overheating after he was left strapped in the car for seven hours with temperatures reaching the high 80s. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
During a July hearing, the prosecutor argued that Harris intentionally left his son in the hot car. Cobb County Police Detective Phill Stoddard testified that Harris texted up to six different women, including a 16-year-old, pictures of his genitals while his son died in his car.
He also visited websites advocating a child-free lifestyle and had researched how long it takes animals to die in hot cars, and "how to survive in prison."
His lawyer argued that the evidence was insufficient and called the child's death "a tragic accident."
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