webfact Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Judge to decide on taking serial rapist back into custodyBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A serial rapist testified Wednesday in California that forgetfulness led him to let the power in his ankle monitor run too low twice while he was on supervised release — missteps that prompted prosecutors to seek his return to a mental hospital.Santa Clara County Judge Richard Loftus heard testimony in the matter and will issue a written ruling involving "pillowcase rapist" Christopher Hubbart later. He has a 90-day deadline to rule.A contrite and polite Hubbart told the judge that keeping the ankle monitor fully powered was his responsibility. Prosecutors say it is a condition of his release."I failed in my responsibilities," Hubbart said.Hubbart, 64, was released from a state run mental hospital in July and placed in a small house in Antelope Valley about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.He has acknowledged raping at least 40 women between 1971 and 1982. He was declared a sexually violent predator and placed in the mental hospital after his prison term ended in 1996.Doctors declared him fit to live in the community in 2013.Six residents of Palmdale and the surrounding area drove 350 miles to attend the Wednesday hearing in San Jose."We don't want him in our community," resident Norma Valenti said outside court. "He should be locked up forever."Valenti is a member of a group that protests each day outside Hubbart's home.Hubbart's release also has prompted calls from local elected officials for the revocation of his release, and law enforcement officials have said they were concerned about public safety.Hubbart is required to wear the monitoring device around his ankle, attend therapy, undergo polygraph exams and submit to random searches of his house, where he lives with an around-the-clock security guard.Hubbart is tall and thin and needed eyeglasses to read documents in court. He has thinning, brown hair and a grey moustache.Tim Fletcher, a retired police officer in charge of Hubbart's security, said the two violations were the only blemishes on Hubbart's record since his release.Fletcher said he was not recommending that Hubbart be returned to the mental hospital because others have let batteries run low on monitoring devices.Hubbart's monitor was out of commission for two minutes in September, though two live-in guards were with him.Santa Clara County public defender Christopher Yuen declined comment outside court.-- (c) Associated Press 2015-04-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 A Failed Judicial System, Who Let This Animal Out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) state run mental hospital....placed in a small house in Antelope Valley...he lives with an around-the-clock security guard...two live-in guards were with him. astonishing how much money is spend continuously on criminals, wondering if he gets to go on vacation with his guards to Hawaii, it's a therapeutic necessity after all. Edited April 30, 2015 by klauskunkel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They put him in a house with two live in guards? Now the state is paying for all of these court costs and attorneys on both sides? What am I misunderstanding? What the heck does all of this cost including monitoring his monitor? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Whether we agree with his release or not is not the issue here. But to throw him back into prison for not recharging a battery is pure spite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstonc Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Whether we agree with his release or not is not the issue here. But to throw him back into prison for not recharging a battery is pure spite. or just a loophole to get him put back inside..how he didnt get life for 40 rapes is amazing..in any country i would have thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They put him in a house with two live in guards? Now the state is paying for all of these court costs and attorneys on both sides? What am I misunderstanding? What the heck does all of this cost including monitoring his monitor? "Valenti is a member of a group that protests each day outside Hubbart's home." Maybe that's why he needs live in guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycjoe Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 If think that we should let the 40 women that he raped and their families decide what happens to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Aparichio Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 They put him in a house with two live in guards? Now the state is paying for all of these court costs and attorneys on both sides? What am I misunderstanding? What the heck does all of this cost including monitoring his monitor? How much money would 3 bullets have saved since this waste of the air it breathes was convicted??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Aparichio Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Fit to live in the community----- fit to live alternate nights in the homes of the doctors making this diagnosis... Or better fit to choose blindfold or none standing or tied to a chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 '... resident Norma Valenti said outside court. "He should be locked up forever."' Would certainly be a lot cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 How much money would 3 bullets have saved since this waste of the air it breathes was convicted??? Well, since this is a question, the going price for a 1,000 round case of 5.56 NATO ammo (for M16) is $375 or 37.5 cents each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveling Sailor Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Whether we agree with his release or not is not the issue here. But to throw him back into prison for not recharging a battery is pure spite. or just a loophole to get him put back inside..how he didnt get life for 40 rapes is amazing..in any country i would have thought... For 40 rapes he should have gotten death by firing squad or maybe castration and release. Either way the cost of keeping him alive would have been reduced to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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