Two days. That's how long it took. Makayla Settles had just moved in with her biological father, Steven Vincent Chavez, in Moorpark, California — and within two days, he allegedly raped her. She spoke up. She gave her statements. DNA evidence was collected. And then, five months later, Makayla ended her life.
April 21, 2026 — there is a hearing. The case must go forward. Makayla is not here to testify, but her words and the DNA don't disappear with her.
Email the Ventura County DA today: mailto:da.criminal@venturacounty.gov — tell them to pursue this case with everything they have.
Donate to support her family's fight for justice: https://gofund.me/5c3e33dcd
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