Public outrage against Kern County’s Child Protective Services has been growing after the tragic death of 8-year-old Genesis ...

While the community is still grappling with 8-year-old Genesis Mata’s brutal death, 17 News spoke with Genesis’ biological ...

Statements made by Ray Mata and Graciela Bustamonte to police were self-serving and later inconsistent with their own ...

Ray Mata Jr. — the father and accused murderer of 8-year-old Genesis Mata — has a documented criminal history in Kern County ...

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

Days after Genesis Mata’s death, many 17 News viewers have noticed disturbing similarities to another high-profile California case of child abuse from more than a decade ago.

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

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

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

Warning that this article contains graphic material that may be disturbing to some readers.Court documents reveal gruesome ...

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

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