Kyle Seitz, of Ridgefield, right, was in Danbury Superior Court for his arraignment on charges of criminally negligent homicide in the death of his 15-month old son, Benjamin, who died after being left in a hot car. Appearing with Seitz is his attorney John Gulash, left, on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, in Danbury, Conn. H JOHN VOORHEES III
The Ridgefield father charged in the death of the toddler he left in a hot car all day had his court date continued until next month on Tuesday.
Kyle Seitz, 36, is in the pre-trial stages of his case. He is answering a misdemeanor charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of his 15-month-old son, Benjamin.
Seitz did not appear in Danbury Superior Court today. His case was continued until Feb. 19.
During his first court appearance in November, Seitz had been told not to leave the state while his case is pending. However, in December, Seitz was given special permission by a judge to leave Connecticut temporarily to be with his wife and two daughters, who are living out of state.
The judge’s decision let Seitz spend the Christmas holiday with his family while his criminal case continues.
His wife, Lindsey Roger-Seitz, took their two elementary school-aged children out of Connecticut just before that appearance when she learned her husband would be charged by police She wanted to spare her children the adverse publicity about their father in what has been a high-profile criminal case in Ridgefield and the region.
Seitz faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Rogers-Seitz has not accompanied him to court, but has publicly supported him as a husband and father.
