The Riverside County District Attorney’s office charged both parents with murder and a misdemeanor for making a false police report. Authorities believe the boy is dead, though his body has not yet been found. The couple has been held on a $1 million bail each, with an arraignment scheduled for September 4.
According to court records, this is not the first time Jake Haro has faced legal trouble related to child abuse. He was previously convicted of willful child cruelty in 2023 for an incident involving another child, a 10-week-old daughter. Doctors reported the girl had a brain hemorrhage, multiple rib fractures, and other severe injuries that were inconsistent with Haro’s claim that he had dropped her in a sink.