A convicted serial sex offender known as the “Pillowcase Rapist” is set to be released in California All necessary steps will be taken to attend the event, scheduled to take place next month, and the community and its leaders have become vocal in their opposition.
Christopher Hubbart, 73, was convicted of rape and other sex crimes in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties in 1973, 1982 and 1990. Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. He got this nickname because he used pillow covers to muffle the screams of some of his victims.
“It doesn’t matter where he’s put, he’s going to rape again,” Cheryl Holbrook, who herself survived a rape as a freshman in high school, told Fox News Digital about the possibility of Hubbert’s release. “This man is really bad, no matter how old he is.”
The state Hospital Department recommended placing Hubbart at an address in Antelope Valley, in the desert about 80 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
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Christopher Hubbart is set to be released. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
He was released nearly a decade ago with an ankle bracelet and held in a home east of Palmdale, California, amid protests and demonstrations from local residents.
Holbrook, 63, was one of these protesting residents, and she has been fighting against their release into the community since 2013.
She lived just 10 minutes away from Hubbart in 2014 and had the chance to speak to Hubbart directly at that time.
“He told us he will commit the crime again. He will do it again,” he said.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff John L. Scott said Hubbart admitted to raping more than 100 women in California between 1971 and 1983. in a letter Protested Hubbart’s release in 2014.
“He is the most active and violent rapist I have encountered in 45 years in California.” Law enforcement. “He has been declared mentally disordered and an extremely dangerous violent sex offender,” the sheriff wrote.
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Cheryl Holbrook at a protest against the release of Christopher Hubbart in 2014. (Cheryl Holbrook)
Two years after Hubbart’s release in 2014, he was taken back into custody for violating the conditions of his release. He failed multiple polygraph tests, Holbrook said.
Scott wrote in his letter that Hubbert was convicted of raping 14 women in 1972. After being released on parole in 1983, he raped a woman the same day of his release, then raped nine more women in the San Jose area that same year before he was caught and returned to prison. Hubbert was released again in 1990, but was arrested again after he held a woman hostage.
Scott said Hubbart has an extensive arrest record for violent crimes, including rape by threat, sodomy, oral copulation, burglary and false imprisonment.
In 2021, the State Hospital Department recommended that he was fit to be conditionally released, clearing the way for his pending release the following month.
Cheryl Holbrook (center) at a protest against Hubbart’s release in 2014. (Courtesy of Cheryl Holbrook)
The state Hospital Department did not explain why it deemed it appropriate to release Hubbart, citing patient privacy laws.
A court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1 to determine where Hubbart will be released, the District Attorney’s Office said in its release.
“Releasing sexually violent predators into disadvantaged communities like Antelope Valley is both irresponsible and unjust,” District Attorney George Gascón said. “Repeatedly placing these individuals in the same communities shows a callous disregard for the safety and well-being of our residents. Our deputy district attorneys will continue to oppose Mr. Hubbart’s placement in Antelope Valley.”
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Protesters in 2014, protesting the release of “Pillowcase Rapist” Christopher Hubbart. (Courtesy of Cheryl Holbrook)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is opposing the proposed release along with other elected officials, citing “several reasons” for their stance. a letter To Judge Robert Harrison of Los Angeles.
“The rural nature of this mountain community and its challenging terrain have hindered the development and availability of a robust communications infrastructure … cellular phone signals and service, landline services, and internet connections are unreliable and inconsistent,” Barger’s letter read, adding, “If any element of his conditional release requires the use of these types of technologies to monitor or supervise Mr. Hubbart, failure is possible … and imminent.
“In addition, should an emergency arise, law enforcement emergency response times are extremely long … only two sheriff’s deputies are assigned to the area where the proposed placement site is located. They alone are responsible for patrolling the southeastern portion of the Antelope Valley, which spans hundreds of square miles.”
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Hubbart hopes to be housed in California’s Antelope Valley. (Michael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Holbrook also mentioned some other concerns about leaving Hubbart in the proposed area.
“There’s no fence around the house,” she said. “They don’t put any lights on at night, so it’s dark here. It’s pitch black, so he could break in or break into any house at any time.”
Hubbart’s potential release brings back memories of Holbrooke sexual harassment Like a girl.
“It’s scary to think about whether he’s going to come and try to find us because he knows who we are,” she said. “Or is he going to rape some little girl again? That scares me.”
