{"id":73028,"date":"2016-08-09T17:01:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T00:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=73028"},"modified":"2016-09-22T09:15:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T16:15:38","slug":"pillowcase-rapist-taken-into-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/08\/09\/pillowcase-rapist-taken-into-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillowcase Rapist taken into custody"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christopher Hubbart, now 65, admitted to raping approximately 40 women between 1971 and 1982. He was dubbed the \u201cPillowcase Rapist\u201d because he muffled his victims\u2019 screams with a pillowcase over their heads.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES – A serial rapist who was released from a state psychiatric hospital in 2014 and placed in an Antelope Valley home despite outcry from residents and elected officials, was taken into custody Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Christopher Evans Hubbar<\/b>t, 65, who is known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” had been taken into custody, but it was not immediately clear why.<\/p>\n

An official with the California Department of State Hospitals declined to comment on the case.<\/p>\n

Hubbart was released from Coalinga State Hospital in July 2014 and was assigned by Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Gilbert Brown to live at a home in the 20300 block of East Avenue R.<\/p>\n

Hubbart was designated a sexually violent predator in Santa Clara County in 1996. His lawyers argued in 2014 that Hubbart’s continuing detention violated his rights to due process, sparking a battle over where he should live.<\/p>\n

Residents of the area where Hubbart was sent to live vehemently opposed the decision, as did county Supervisor Mike Antonovich, who represents the area.<\/p>\n

The District Attorney’s Office tried unsuccessfully last year to have Hubbart’s release revoked, with District Attorney Jackie Lacey saying “this violent predator continues to pose a serious danger to our community.”<\/p>\n

A judge, however, rejected the request.<\/p>\n

Hubbart reportedly admitted to raping approximately 40 women between 1971 and 1982. He was dubbed the \u201cPillowcase Rapist\u201d because he muffled his victims\u2019 screams with a pillowcase over their heads.<\/p>\n

Hubbart was sent to Atascadero State Hospital in 1972 after the court deemed him a “mentally disordered sex offender.” Seven years later, doctors said he posed no threat and released him.<\/p>\n

Over the next two years, he raped another 15 women in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to court documents. Hubbart was again imprisoned, then paroled in 1990.<\/p>\n

After accosting a woman in Santa Clara County, he was sent back to prison and then to Coalinga State Hospital.<\/p>\n

As a condition of his release, Hubbart was required to wear an ankle monitor, attend regular therapy sessions and make quarterly reports to a judge.<\/p>\n

Previous related stories:<\/p>\n

Judge won\u2019t revoke release of Pillowcase Rapist<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Revocation hearing set for \u201cPillowcase Rapist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Reader: \u201cConsider an alternative to fear and judgment\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 released to AV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Pillowcase rapist release delayed<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Judge approves release of \u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 to AV<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 in AV: Deadline to submit comments<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Has Antelope Valley become a \u2018dumping ground\u2019 for sex offenders?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Movement to keep \u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 away gains momentum<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Residents rally to keep serial rapist away<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 may be released in Palmdale area<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Residents keep \u2018Pillowcase Rapist\u2019 from Lake LA home<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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