Haro gets 30-plus years for Emmanuel's death, remains missing

Jake Haro, 32, was sentenced Monday in Riverside County Superior Court to more than 30 years behind bars after pleading guilty last month to charges tied to the death of his 7‑month‑old son Emmanuel, whose remains have not been found. Judge Gary Polk ordered Haro to serve seven years and two months for a probation violation and related counts, to be followed consecutively by a 25‑years‑to‑life term for assault on a child under 8 that resulted in death, producing an aggregate sentence that will keep Haro in prison for at least three decades before parole eligibility.

Haro entered guilty pleas on Oct. 16 to second‑degree murder, assault on a child causing death and filing a false police report. Polk said he could impose sentence on only one of the overlapping charges stemming from the same act and chose the longer term for the assault count. Court records show Haro also was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution and received credit for time served.

Emmanuel was reported missing on Aug. 14 in Yucaipa when his mother, Rebecca Haro, 41, told authorities she had been attacked and the baby taken while she changed his diaper in a parking lot. Investigators soon identified inconsistencies...