El Dorado County Child Predator Gets Maximum 18-Year Sentence After Faking Death and Fleeing

El Dorado County child predator gets maximum 18-year sentence after faking death and fleeing

Carl Cacconie, a convicted child predator who faked his own death and fled for nearly 10 months to avoid prison, was sentenced to 18 years on Monday in South Lake Tahoe.

Convicted Child Molester Sentenced To 18 Years In State Prison In 10-month Fugitive Case – Folsom Times

Nearly a year after disappearing before his scheduled sentencing and prompting a nationwide manhunt, convicted child molester Carl W. Cacconie was sentenced Monday in El Dorado County Superior Court to 18 years in state prison. Cacconie, 51, was convicted by a jury in July 2025 of six felony counts of committing lewd acts on a child under the age of 14. He failed to appear for his sentencing hearing in August 2025 after removing his GPS ankle mo…