(NewsNation) — The father of missing baby Emmanuel Haro passed a child abuse class with top marks and was even praised for his parenting skills before his 7-month-old son disappeared.

Emmanuel is still missing and presumed dead after his mom claimed he was kidnapped from a store parking lot on Aug. 17. Both of his parents have been charged with his murder.

It was revealed Friday that Jake Haro was ordered to attend a child abuse program as part of a suspended sentence for a separate child abuse case in 2018, which left his then-10-month-old daughter permanently disabled.

According to The New York Post, two counselors overseeing Jake Haro praised his behavior in a report. Counselor Steven DeHay noted on July 18, 2024, that Jake Haro was "attentive, polite and appropriately interactive in

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