Years before he was arrested in the grisly slaying of his 8-year-old daughter, admitted gang member Ray Mata Jr. allegedly ...

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 ...

A protest was held Friday outside the Department of Human Services building. In attendance were members of Genesis Mata’s family and other mothers who say the system failed their kids as ...

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A group of protesters gathered outside the Kern County Child Protective Services office on Friday following the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata. The protest ...

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

The Kern County Department of Human Services has issued a statement following protests outside their facility early Friday morning.

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

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

The 8-year-old girl found dead in a Bakersfield hotel bathtub endured disturbing acts of abuse before dying last week, according to police documents.