Justin Ross Harris sits in Cobb County Magistrate Court in Marietta
Justin Ross Harris sits in Cobb County Magistrate Court in Marietta, Georgia July 3, 2014. A judge denied bail on Thursday for Harris who prosecutors said intentionally left his 22-month-old son strapped inside a hot car to die because he wanted to live a child-free life. REUTERS/Kelly Huff /Pool

A U.S. man allegedly killed his 22-month-old baby son by locking him in a hot car while he was busy in sexting women. Now the court ruled against allowing him bond.

Justin Ross Harris from Georgia is accused of being responsible for the death of his son, Cooper. According to the testimony of Cobb County Police Detective Phil Stoddard, he was engaged in sexting many women while his son was gradually approaching his death in a hot car. Justin is charged with intentional killing of his son due and child cruelty. There were reportedly two life insurance policies for Cooper, one for $25,000 and the other for $2,000.

When one of the women Justin was engaged in sexting with was contacted, she said that he expressed his desires to "hook up" with her. He also sent various explicit images to her. He started sending those images in the morning and continued all through the day. Stoddard's testament also revealed that Justin had earlier accessed Web sites promoting "child free" life. He also searched "how to survive prison" before his son breathed his last.

Justin's lawyer Maddox Kilgore objected to the sexting arguments. However, the district attorney claimed that the practice exposed Justin's unhappy married life. It also revealed that he wished for a "childless life," he said. Stoddard testified that the accused should not be allowed bond as the evidence showed that the killing was intentional. He called Justin a "flight risk" as there was enough evidence of Justin leading a double life. Justin admitted that he had previous law enforcement experience.

Justin told police that he had to drop his son at day care on June 18. However, he did not realise that his son was strapped into the back seat of the car while he drove to work. Even though surveillance cameras captured Justin returning to his car and keeping a few items there, Stoddard said that Justin never told police during interrogation that he had got back to his car during lunch.

Cooper died in the car, and his father told his mother that his dead body "looked at peace" as his mouth and eyes were closed. However, according to the detective, the lifeless body of Cooper looked otherwise.

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