https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/30/fugitive-child-molester-sought-after-skipping-trial-in-santa-clara-county/ > SANTA CLARA — A child rapist is being sought by authorities after he absconded in the middle of his trial. > Even so, they continued without him and a jury convicted him of 16 sexual-assault charges, and he now could spend potentially more than 200 years in prison.