The second day of a Multnomah County sex abuse trial ground to a halt when the defendant cut off his GPS monitor and fled, authorities say.

Sammy L. Cardoza, 57, had been on supervised release after he paid $15,000 in bail, or 10% of the total, shortly following his arrest in October 2024.

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