CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) Advocates say justice for Baby Emmanuel Haro remains incomplete even after his father’s guilty plea to murder charges in Riverside County Superior Court. Jake Haro, the father of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro, pleaded guilty to murder, child endangerment, and filing a false police report during a Felony Settlement Conference on Thursday. Prosecutors say Haro fabricated an abduction story last August, claiming his baby was kidnapped in a Yucaipa parking lot. Investigators later determined that report was false.
According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, Haro’s plea was entered directly to the court, not part of a plea deal, leaving the judge to determine his sentence. He faces 25 years to life in prison when he returns for sentencing Nov. 3. That same day, Rebecca Renee Haro, 41, is due in the same courtroom for a preliminary hearing on murder and false report charges.
Inside the courtroom Thursday, gasps and quiet sobs rippled through the gallery as Haro began crying and told the judge he wanted to change his plea. Don Cato, a Menifee resident who has followed the case since the beginning, said he saw Rebecca Haro begin rocking back and forth in tears…