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Vile child sex predator on the loose in California after vanishing when judge freed him before sentencing

Nypost · · 484 words · By Daniel Farr
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Carl Cacconie was convicted on July 17 at the South Lake Tahoe Courthouse of six felony sex crimes involving an 11-year-old girl.”
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Three independent web search results confirm Carl Cacconie was found guilty of six felony counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 on July 17 in South Lake Tahoe.
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, July 17, 2025, a South Lake Tahoe’s El Dorado Superior County jury found 53-year-old child sex offender Carl W. Cacconie guilty of six felony counts of committing lewd acts …
https://www.thesfnews.com/carl-cacconie-skips-out-on-sentenc…
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web search NEUTRAL — SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Carl Cacconie, convicted of six counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child in El Dorado County, disappeared after being allowed to remain free on bail before sentencing—s…
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/convicted-child-preda…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Attorney’s Office said Carl W. Cacconie was found guilty on six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14 on Jul. 17 and was on a $1,000,000 bail before his sentencing.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/authorities-search-convi…
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“Judge Michael McLaughlin, a registered Democrat, permitted him to leave court pending sentencing, which was set for Aug. 25.”
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Multiple sources confirm he was allowed to remain free on bail (specifically $1 million) pending his sentencing, which was scheduled for August 25.
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web search NEUTRAL — FILE - Carl Cacconie, a convicted child predator, disappeared after being allowed to remain free on bail before sentencing in South Lake Tahoe.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/convicted-child-preda…
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web search NEUTRAL — Carl Cacconie, 51, missed his Aug. 25 sentencing in South Lake Tahoe after a judge allowed him to remain free on $1 million bail following his conviction.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/convicted-child-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite those findings, the complaint alleges Cacconie was allowed to remain free on bail while awaiting sentencing. For Ramirez and her daughter, speaking out goes beyond a single case. “I just hope …
https://kmph.com/news/local/formal-complaint-filed-against-j…
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“Judge Michael McLaughlin, a registered Democrat”
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The search results for 'Judge Michael McLaughlin' do not provide information regarding his political registration. The results returned information about different individuals named McLaughlin or unrelated political registrations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Liam McLaughlin. Judge Michael Martinelli. By Dan Murphy.McLaughlin and Spano worked in a bipartisan manner for Spano’s first six years. Our prior speculation about McLaughlin was based on conversatio…
https://yonkerstimes.com/mclaughlin-considers-a-comeback-mar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael McLaughlin, also possibly known as Mike McLaughlin, has a last known location of 275 W 3rd St Apt 7 in Colby, KS using the 970-689-2771 phone number.
https://www.beenverified.com/people/michael-mclaughlin/
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web search NEUTRAL — Another violent leftist was arrested on Wednesday for partaking in the US Capitol protest turned Antifa riot. Aaron Mostofsky, is a registered Democrat. He is the latest Antifa rioter who was identifi…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/another-leftist-arr…
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“Cacconie’s court-ordered ankle monitor, issued through the El Dorado County Probation Department in 2023, went offline on Aug. 17, while he was on Taraval Street in San Francisco.”
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Only one specific source (San Francisco News) reports that the ankle monitor went offline on August 17 on Taraval Street in the Sunset District. Other results are irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 17, 2025, Cacconie’s GPS ankle monitor stopped working. The last location he was tracked at was in the Sunset District on Taraval Street.
https://www.thesfnews.com/carl-cacconie-skips-out-on-sentenc…
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https://www.eldorado.gg/steal-a-brainrot-brainrots/i/259
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web search NEUTRAL — South San Francisco, California, United States. 2K followers 500+ connections.Remaining positive and dedicated to personal growth whilst resisting the urge to compare oneself to others is a difficult …
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-cacconie-b661ab139
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“A probation report filed with the court says officials did not make contact with him until two days later, on Aug. 19.”
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Only the San Francisco News source reports that the probation office contacted him on August 19, two days after the tracker went inactive.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, after delaying for two days, El Dorado County Probation Office contacted Cacconie to ask about the inactive tracker. He claimed to be charging the monitor, and he was requ…
https://www.thesfnews.com/carl-cacconie-skips-out-on-sentenc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.Learn how to file and access case files and court records information.
https://www.uscourts.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Instantly search 760 million+ United States court cases.
https://www.judyrecords.com/
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“By Aug. 25, the day he was required to appear for sentencing, his family reported him missing.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and BabyCenter entries for the name 'Carl' and do not mention the specific events of August 25 regarding Carl Cacconie's family reporting him missing.
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web search NEUTRAL — Carl (name) ... Carl is the English spelling of North Germanic masculine name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. [1] It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Carl-bot is a fully customizable and modular discord bot featuring reaction roles, automod, logging, custom commands and much more.
https://carl.gg/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2026 · Carl is a strong name of German origin, meaning "free man." This classic name carries a straightforward and timeless vibe rooted in freedom and individuality.
https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/details/carl-853
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“El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson strongly condemned the decision to release Cacconie after conviction”
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While Vern Pierson is confirmed as the DA and has expressed outrage over early releases of inmates in general, none of the provided evidence specifically shows him condemning the decision to release Cacconie on bail after conviction.
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web search NEUTRAL — El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson commended the bravery of the victims in a statement from his office.Cacconie will be back in the El Dorado County Superior Court in South Lake Tahoe for…
https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/child-molester-found-guilty-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DA Vern Pierson Outraged at Early Releases of Dangerous Inmates El Dorado District Attorney Vern Pierson is outraged at the discovery that dozens of prisoners have been released early from state priso…
https://www.eldoradoda.com/press-releases/
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web search NEUTRAL — El Dorado County (Jan 27, 2025) – In a recent commentary, El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson addressed California’s escalating drug crisis, criticizing previous harm reduction strategies …
http://inedc.com/24/news/el-dorado-county-da-vern-pierson-ca…
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“Interim Chief Probation Officer for El Dorado County Kaci Smith acknowledged limits in monitoring”
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The search results discuss probation officers in other counties (Atlantic/Cape May, Cook, Alameda) but do not provide a statement from Kaci Smith regarding monitoring limits in El Dorado County.
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web search NEUTRAL — Probation Department Contact List. Name. Address. Phone Number. Atlantic/Cape May. Sharnett M. Clark Chief Probation Officer.This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not…
https://www.njpinelaw.com/vicinage-chief-probation-officers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — There are two pretrial electronic monitoring (EM) programs used for accused people in Cook County. The larger of the two, and the subject of this report, is run by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CC…
https://www.chicagoappleseed.org/2021/09/22/10-facts-about-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the use of electronic monitoring is high across California, in Alameda County, where Canal lives, there have been efforts to reform electronic monitoring of juvenile offenders, according to Bria…
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/incarcerated-home-ris…
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“Authorities say Cacconie’s family reported he left a suicide note”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a suicide note.
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“The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has since described Cacconie as a “convicted and violent sexual predator””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding this specific description by the Sheriff's Office.
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