Calif. state justices refuse to bar release of serial rapist in L.A. County
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State justices refuse to bar release of serial rapist in L.A. County
Christopher Hubbart, who was held as a 'sexually violent predator' after completing his sentence, will be freed once suitable housing can be found, which could take six months to a year.
By Jack Leonard
August 28, 2013, 7:48 p.m.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a last-ditch bid to stop the release of a serial rapist to Los Angeles County, clearing the way for Christopher Hubbart to be freed once suitable housing has been found.
The justices rejected without comment Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey's request for a new hearing on whether Hubbart, 62, should be released in Santa Clara County, where he committed his most recent crimes, rather than Los Angeles.
Hubbart, who has spent nearly two decades in a state mental hospital, admitted sexually assaulting more than three dozen women throughout California between 1971 and 1982, according to the district attorney's office.
Lacey, who has called Hubbart "a significant threat to public safety," released a statement Wednesday saying that her office is now "committed to working with our law enforcement partners to ensure that all terms and conditions of Hubbart's release from custody are strictly enforced."
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