RIVERSIDE, California — Jake Haro handed his court-ordered baby abuse courses with flying colours — with counselors praising his parenting expertise and deeming him a low threat to reoffend — simply months earlier than he was charged with torturing his 7-month-old son Emmanuel to loss of life, The Submit can reveal.
Haro was ordered to attend this system in lieu of jail time after he savagely beat his 10-week-old daughter Carolina, leaving the little woman disabled for all times.
Two counselors working with Jake in this system — run by PHS Counseling in Moreno Valley, Calif. — wrote glowing feedback about his progress and habits on two stories filed in Jake’s earlier prison abuse case.
Counselor Steven DeHay wrote on a July 18, 2024 report that throughout the course Jake was “attentive, well mannered, and appropriately interactive at school with different members and facilitators.”
“He seems to have gained self-insight and consciousness into his parenting model,” the report went on. “He seems to have benefited from this mandated class/program.”
DeHay gave Jake high marks — 7 out of seven — for his angle and and below the class of “baby abuse,” whereas giving him 5s and 6s on 4 different classes together with “baby welfare” and “parenting expertise.”
One other counselor, Mirna Johnson, wrote an earlier Nov. 20, 2023 report, giving Jake with passing marks throughout all six standards whereas gushing about his “progress” within the course.
“Mr. Haro reported that his self-discipline consists of logical and pure penalties, and he provides restricted selections to show determination making and democracy,” Johnson wrote. “Mr. Haro shared that his youngsters are motivated by optimistic reinforcement and that his limits are secure and solely enhance with the maturity of his youngsters.”
She deemed the chance that Jake would abuse one other baby as “low,” the report exhibits.
Johnson declined to remark when reached by The Submit Thursday. The counseling heart and DeHay didn’t instantly return requests for remark.
Jake and Michelle Haro appeared in Riverside County Superior Courtroom Thursday, the place they pleaded not responsible to expenses they murdered their son Emmanuel and lied to cops following Emmanuel’s disappearance final month.
Jake wore an orange jail jumpsuit, whereas Rebecca had on a blue high and pink pants. Each had been handcuffed within the entrance as their attorneys pleaded not responsible on their behalf throughout the temporary, five-minute lengthy listening to.
Jake, 32, solely spoke to say, “Sure,” at one level when the decide requested him a scheduling query.
Two supporters of the boy — who don’t know the household personally — attended the listening to carrying “Justice for Emmanuel” t-shirts and advocated for a brand new regulation to handed that will defend youngsters from convicted abusers — which they stated ought to be known as “Emmanuel’s Regulation.”
“I believe it’s disgusting,” Geena Ayala, 55, stated of Emmanuel Haro’s case.
“I believe one or the each of them want to start out telling the reality so we are able to lay Emmanuel to relaxation correctly.”
Ayala — a mom of two and grandmother of two — stated: “Emmanuel’s Regulation is about defending each baby. It’s to make sure no baby goes again to a convicted baby abuser.”
Emmanuel’s physique has not been discovered, however prosecutors say they’ve convincing proof the child died after an extended interval of abuse at his dad and mom’ palms.
Rebecca Haro, 41, has maintained her innocence from a jail cell, however Jake allegedly instructed a faux, police-planted inmate that he killed Emmanuel and dumped his physique in a trash can, a supply instructed NewsNation.
He additionally allegedly instructed police he by accident smothered the kid whereas sleeping and buried his physique, the supply added.
Riverside County District Legal professional Michael Hestrin cited Jake Haro’s earlier baby abuse conviction, for which he served no jail time.
Hestrin stated Haro ought to have been in jail after that assault, which left his daughter Carolina, who’s from a earlier marriage, with fractured ribs, a fractured cranium, a mind hemorrhage, and different accidents.
But Haro was let off with counseling and probation.
“That call was completely outrageous. Mr. Haro ought to have been in jail,” Hestrin stated.
That historical past of abuse might be used in opposition to the Haros in courtroom, based on the prison criticism.
In the meantime, authorities stated they’ve an thought of the place Emmanuel’s stays is likely to be, though they haven’t discovered the physique.
“We have now a reasonably sturdy indication of the place the stays of child Emmanuel are,” Hestrin instructed reporters final week.
The investigation is being performed collectively between sheriffs in Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
The dad and mom are being held on $1 million bail.
