A protest was held Friday outside the Department of Human Services building. In attendance were members of Genesis Mata's ...

The Kern County Department of Human Services Child Protective Services Department shared its first statement regarding the ...

Ray Mata Jr. and Graciela Bustamonte have been charged with first-degree murder, willful cruelty to a child, and torture ...

Genesis’ father and stepmother hid their faces from a courtroom full of furious relatives Tuesday afternoon, as they pleaded ...

The family of 8-year-old Genesis Mata is speaking out following her death, calling for change within Kern County’s child ...

Genesis Mata was set to start second grade at Pauly Elementary next week. She loved to dance, her grandmother said at a vigil ...

Family and community members gathered outside Kern County Human Services early Friday morning, demanding an investigation ...

The suspects in the murder of an 8-year-old girl in central Bakersfield have been officially charged and made their first court appearance on Tuesday afternoon.

The death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata has sparked renewed scrutiny of the child welfare system after reports confirmed the ...

Court documents allege horrific abuse led to the death of an 8-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother.

The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old California girl found dead in a hotel bathtub on Saturday appeared in court this week to enter not guilty pleas in the girl’s death. Genesis Ariah Mata was ...

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