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Charges

 

Count 1 - Malice Murder

 

Count 2 - Felony Murder - Felony is count 4


Count 3 - Felony Murder - Felony is count 5


Count 4 - Cruelty to Children in the First Degree - "..maliciously caused Cooper Harris cruel and excessive physical pain" 

 

Count 5 - Cruelty to Children in the Second Degree - "..with criminal negligence caused Cooper Harris cruel and excessive physical pain"

 

Counts 6-8 relate to sexting with a minor

 

* - March 2016 indicted on 8 additional counts involving more minors

 

Count 6 - Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony - "..the accused did request that a minor female...provide a photograph and visual medium involving a lewd exhibition of her genital and pubic area..."


Count 7 - Dissemination of Pornography to Minors - "..accused did knowingly disseminate and furnish a minor female printed matter containing explicit and detailed verbal descriptions and narrative accounts of sexual excitement and sexual conduct..."
 

Count 8 - Dissemination of Pornography to Minors - "..accused person did knowingly disseminate and furnish to a minor female a photograph and visual image of a portion of the human body which depicted sexually explicit nudity, to wit: a photograph and visual image of uncovered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.."

 

Counts 1-3: Statute - Malice/Felony Murder

 

Counts 4-5: Statute - Cruelty to Children in First/Second

 

Count 6: Statute -Sexual exploitation of children

 

Counts 7-8: Statute - Dissemination of Pornography to Minors

Justin Ross Harris Trial Archive

Ross Harris is charged with killing his 22-month-old son, Cooper, by leaving him in a hot car on June 18, 2014.  Prosecutors believe Harris wanted to live a "child free life".   Harris messaged six women, one of whom was a minor, sending and receiving explicit texts -- some including nude images -- from work while his son was dying. Jury selection began April 2016 then halted when a change of venue was requested by the defense. Judge Staley granted the change due to pretrial publicity. 

Justin Ross Harris Trial Archive
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