Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services ...

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

Harm to a child can occur within seconds, and with little effort. What victims like Genesis Mata deserve most of all is ...

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

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

The documents indicate Child Protective Services had an active case against Ray Mata because a boy had been missing school, ...

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

Warning: Distressing content. A couple have been accused of torturing and killing their little girl who was found dead in a ...

Genesis Ariah Mata, 8, reportedly died on Friday night, but 911 wasn't called until the next day. Her father and stepmother were taken into custody and are facing multiple charges, including ...

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

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