Kyle ##itz , 37 , of age , entered a so - called Alford plea in which he did n't admit guilt but agreed there was enough evidence to convict him . Seitz tried to take son Benjamin to bed last night and accidentally left him in the car for more than two hours while he went to work , he says . He returned to the car during the day and tried to get lunch , not realizing the baby was in the backseat . Wife Lindsey Rogers - Seitz wrote in a letter asking for leniency that her husband is an amazing father .
Kyle Seitz , 37 , of Connecticut , entered a so-called Alford plea in which he did n't admit guilt but agreed there was enough evidence to convict him . Seitz forgot to take son Benjamin to daycare last July and accidentally left him in the car for more than seven hours while he went to work , he says . He returned to the car during the day and drove to get lunch , not realizing the toddler was in the backseat . Wife Lindsey Rogers-Seitz wrote in a letter asking for leniency that her husband is an amazing father .