Despite instructions from his attorney, the father of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro sat for a jailhouse interview Wednesday where he declared his wife innocent and said God was on their side, The Orange County Register reported.

The 45-minute interview was held over a video hookup with a reporter from the Southern California News Group, The O.C. Register’s parent company, while Jake Haro, 32, was inside the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

Both Jake and his wife, 41-year-old Rebecca Haro, were formally charged by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with murder and filing a false police report in connection with baby Emmanuel’s disappearance.

On Aug. 14, Rebecca told police that her infant son had been kidnapped after she was knocked unconscious by a stran

See Full Page