How did California release a child predator on bail after his conviction?
California’s criminal justice system is so weak that it will release child predators on bail after they have been convicted of their crimes, with no mind to the consequences and the threat to the public.
TL;DR
- Carl Cacconie, convicted of abusing a child, was released on bail in California.
- Judge Michael McLaughlin allowed Cacconie to be released on bail with a monitoring device, despite the prosecution's request for custody.
- Cacconie fled the state before his sentencing hearing after his monitoring device was shut off.
- He was eventually apprehended in Arizona after being on the run for nearly 10 months.
- The case raises questions about the public safety implications of releasing convicted child predators on bail.