Convicted child predator last tracked in SF disappears after judge allows release before sentencing

""He's a monster, and he took away my innocence," said the victim, who recalls fearing no one would believe her due to Cacconie's adult status."

""It was a sense of relief. All of the tears-it was all worth it in the end. Even though it was one of the hardest things I've had to go through, it felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders," the victim described after the guilty verdict."

""Where is he? He just disappeared," the victim expressed her frustration over Cacconie's failure to appear for sentencing."

""It angers me because we were so close to him going to jail," said Alana Ramirez, the victim's mother, voicing her concerns about Cacconie's freedom."

Carl Cacconie, a convicted child sex offender, failed to appear for sentencing after being allowed to remain free on bail. He was last tracked to San Francisco. The victim, now an adult, expressed relief at the guilty verdict but fears for her safety and that of others. Cacconie's absence has led to a bench warrant for his arrest, causing anger and concern for the victim and her family, who worry about his potential return.

Read at ABC7 San Francisco