# Riverside County child welfare lawsuit > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/riverside-county-child-welfare-lawsuit > Updated: 2026-08-14T06:56:50.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2. A civil lawsuit has been filed against the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) following the death of seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro. The legal action, filed on behalf of the infant’s three-year-old sister, alleges that the department performed a “perfunctory, inadequate investigation” and failed to act on multiple warnings. Specific allegations include the department ignoring a child-abuse hotline call in June 2024, overlooking the father’s prior felony conviction for child cruelty, and failing to address the presence of an unsecured firearm in the home. Investigations revealed that the infant’s death was not a kidnapping as initially reported by the parents, but occurred weeks before emergency services were notified. Both parents have been convicted for their roles in the death: Jake Haro received a sentence of 25 years to life for murder, while Rebecca Haro was sentenced to over 12 years for charges including involuntary manslaughter and child abuse. The infant’s remains have not been recovered. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-14: Riverside County faces lawsuit over Emmanuel Haro death A lawsuit against Riverside County alleges social services failed to protect Emmanuel Haro before his death, which investigators determined was not a kidnapping but a murder committed by his parents. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/riverside-county-faces-lawsuit-over-emmanuel-haro-death ### 2026-08-01: Riverside County Social Services Sued Over Infant Death A lawsuit accuses Riverside County DPSS of ignoring abuse warnings, leading to infant Emmanuel Haro's death and harming his sister, citing prior convictions and a firearm at the home. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/riverside-county-social-services-sued-over-infant-death --- Cite as: Riverside County child welfare lawsuit. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/riverside-county-child-welfare-lawsuit