Over 3,000 people have signed a petition demanding an independent investigation into Kern County Child Protective Services after the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata.
- Thousands of people have signed a Change.org petition demanding an independent investigation into Kern County Child Protective Services (CPS) following the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata, who was allegedly tortured and killed by her parents.
- The petition, started by Josefina Villarreal, accuses CPS of a pattern of negligence, pointing to other cases where abuse reports were allegedly ignored or unresolved, sometimes ending in child deaths.
- Another rally is planned for Tuesday, August 19, organized by Villareal, to demand accountability and keep public pressure on local officials and CPS.
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for an independent investigation into Kern County Child Protective Services following the death of 8-year-old Genesis Mata, who prosecutors allege was tortured and killed by her parents.
The online petition, launched by Josefina Villarreal, accuses the county’s Department of Child Protective Services of a pattern of negligence, citing multiple cases where reports of abuse were allegedly ignored or unresolved, resulting in child fatalities.
“These children were failed by the various institutions meant to protect them, just like Genesis Mata,” Villarreal wrote in the petition…