Authorities searching for a missing 7-month-old boy claim his mother has provided "inconsistent" statements to investigators while his father has a prior conviction for child cruelty.

The search for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro continues, with inconsistencies in his mother's story and community appeals for help.

Jake Haro had blamed a former wife for the broken bones suffered by a different infant in 2018; both spouses went to jail, however.

According to Riverside County records, the missing 7-month-old's father pleaded guilty to willful cruelty to a child following a 2018 arrest.

Defense attorney Vincent Hughes confirmed to News Channel 3 that he represented 32-year-old Jake Mitchell Haro in a 2018 child-cruelty case and is again representing him now as detectives investigate the disappearance of Haro’s 7-month-old son,

Authorities have searched the family home multiple times in connection to the boy's disappearance last week in Yucaipa.

Investigators have served several search warrants at the Haro home and utilized K9s to aid in the investigation. Additionally, a large amount of surveillance video has been obtained from areas of interest and are being reviewed.

Startling new revelations have come to light about the father of a missing 7-month-old Southern California boy reported kidnapped, including weapons possession charges and a recent conviction for