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Man accused of killing daughters pleads not guilty

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Aaron Schaffhausen
This photo provided by the St. Croix, Wis., County Sheriff's Office shows Aaron Schaffhausen who was under arrest Wednesday, July 11, 2012, and charged with three counts of first degree intentional homicide, authorities said. Police found his three young daughters dead Tuesday in a house in River Falls, Wis., that officers said smelled of gas. Court record show that Shaffhausen and his wife divorced last year.
AP Photo/St. Croix County Sheriff's Office

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge has entered not guilty pleas for a man accused of killing his three young daughters.

Aaron Schaffhausen, 34, faces three homicide counts and an arson charge in the deaths of 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia Schaffhausen.

Online court records show Aaron Schaffhausen's attorney stood mute during an arraignment in St. Croix County Circuit Court Tuesday. Judge Howard C. Cameron entered not guilty pleas for Schaffhausen on all the charges. Police discovered the girls' bodies in the River Falls home they shared with their mother last month. They also found an overturned gasoline can in the basement.

Schaffhausen and the girls' mother divorced in January. He last lived in North Dakota.

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Aaron Schaffhausen
This photo provided by the St. Croix, Wis., County Sheriff's Office shows Aaron Schaffhausen who was under arrest Wednesday, July 11, 2012, and charged with three counts of first degree intentional homicide, authorities said. Police found his three young daughters dead Tuesday in a house in River Falls, Wis., that officers said smelled of gas. Court record show that Shaffhausen and his wife divorced last year.
AP Photo/St. Croix County Sheriff's Office