SAN DIEGO—A man dubbed the “bolder-than-most” rapist for committing a series of rapes in the 1980s will be conditionally released to a temporary home in San Diego County, a judge has ruled.
Alvin Ray Quarles, who pleaded guilty to four forcible rape counts in 1989, served 25 years in state prison, then spent around a decade afterwards undergoing sex offender treatment at Coalinga State Hospital.
Quarles’ release is part of the conditional release program for sexually violent predators, or SVPs—individuals convicted of sexually violent crimes and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to reoffend.
After serving their prison sentences, SVPs undergo treatment at state hospitals, but may petition courts to continue their treatment in outpatient locations, where they are monitored and must abide by stringent conditions….