'They should have pushed harder:' Genesis Mata's family speaks out about CPS, after filing federal lawsuit

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A lawsuit filed by Genesis Mata's cousin and her surviving siblings says Kern County Child Protective Service's inaction on multiple reports of child abuse directly resulted in the 8-year-old girl's grisly death. Sophia Hernandez, Genesis's cousin, said there were many chances for intervention. "There were people who were mandated reporters that [...]