patrol investigates the case. the family s attorney, meanwhile, says the focus of that investigation should not be on the woman, rather on who she calls the wannabe mma cop. new accusations are being revealed about the georgia father accused of murder in the hot car death of his toddler son. prosecutors say that justin ross harris was sexting with several women on the day of his son s death including a teenage girl, and life insurance policies on cooper are raising new questions about possible motives. we plan to show that he wanted to live a child-free life. there s been no connection whatsoever between the events of that day and the death of this child and this fantasy texting. let s bring in right now bradford cohen, criminal defense attorney. bradford, with a welcome to you, let s talk about the relevance that the sexting has in this case. what does it actually prove? well, it depends on what side you re on. if you re on the state and you re arguing for the state attorney
allegedly swapping explicit messages, even as his 22-month-old son was dying in a stifling suv. it proves motive because he was unhappy in his marriage. he planned to show he wanted to leave a child-free life. no connection whatsoever between the events of that day and the death of this child and this fantasy texting. reporter: harris has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and child cruelty. it s not criminal negligence. it s a horrible tragedy and an accident. reporter: police say his wife leanna was calm when she went to pick up cooper from daycare the day he died and was told he d never been dropped off. in front of several witnesses, all of a sudden she states, ross must have left him in the car. reporter: then during a police interview when husband and wife were left in a room together she had him sit down and she looks at him and she s like, did you say too much? reporter: leanna harris has not been charged with any crime
to show he wanted to live a child-free life. no connection whatsoever when the events that day and the death of this child and this fantasy texting. reporter: harris pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and child cruelty. it is not criminal negligence. it is a horrible tragedy and accident. reporter: police say his wife was calm when she went to pick up cooper from daycare the day he died. and was told that he never had been dropped off. in front of several witnesses, all of a sudden she states, ross must have left him in the car. reporter: during a police interview when husband and wife were left in a room together she had him sit down and starts going through this. she looks at him and said, did you say too much? reporter: harris has not been charged with any crime. she s declined to comment. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, marietta, georgia. rip currents along the east coast are posing serious dangers in the wake of hurricane arthur which is now a post-tropical
around $4,000 in credit card debt buying airline miles. this week, the case s lead detective testified harris had a double life, sexting with up to six women, including a 16-year-old girl, allegedly swapping explicit messages, even as his 22-month-old son was dying in a stifling suv. it proves motive because he was unhappy in his marriage. we plan to show that he wanted to live a child-free life. there s been no connection whatsoever between the events of that day and the death of this child and this fantasy texting. reporter: harris has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and child cruelty. it s not criminal negligence. it s a horrible tragedy and an accident. reporter: police say his wife leanna was calm when she went to pick up cooper from daycare the day he died and was told he d never been dropped off. in front of several witnesses, all of a sudden she states, ross must have left him in the car.
charged with murder and child cruelty, ross harris seemed emotional several times as prosecutors dropped a series of bomb shells. the most common term would be sexting. detective phil testified he was leading a double life. exchanging text messages with up to six women. we plan to show he wanted to live a child-free life. one of the women had reservations about the online relationship. she said do you have a conscience. what was his response? nope. harris attorney objected. there s no connection whatsoever between the events of that day and death of this child and this fantasy texting or whatever it is. the detectives said before cooper died, harris had done online research about child deaths in overhitted cars, how to survive in prison, and sights