BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Superior Court records show that the inmate accused of attacking Graciela Bustamonte, 8-year-old Genesis Mata’s stepmom, on August 8, has pleaded no contest.
Anita Doron allegedly attacked Bustamonte inside Lerdo Jail, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Bustamonte is in jail awaiting trial for allegedly torturing and killing Mata in August 2025. Her body was found in a tub at the La Quinta Inn on Riverside Drive.
Father of Genesis, Ray Mata Jr., was also arrested.
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Bustamonte and Mata Jr. were recently held to answer on all counts regarding the death of Genesis.
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Doron is due for sentencing on Dec. 11, 2025, at the Shafter branch of the Kern County Superior Court. She faces a charge of felony assault. A second charge was dismissed, court records show.
Meanwhile, Bustamonte and Mata Jr. are scheduled to appear in court on December 11 for a readiness hearing before a tentative trial date of December 22.