Judge Approves Los Angeles-Area Placement for ‘Pillowcase Rapist’

LOS ANGELES—Despite opposition from residents, prosecutors, and county Supervisor Kathryn Barger, a sexually violent predator known as the Pillowcase Rapist will be allowed to live at a home in the Antelope Valley community of Juniper Hills upon his release from a state hospital, according to a judge’s ruling released Tuesday.
A judge in Santa Clara County previously ordered that Christopher Hubbart, now 74, be released from a state hospital. That began the process of determining where Hubbart should be housed, with officials ultimately recommending the location in Juniper Hills, south of Pearblossom.
That prompted opposition from residents and some elected officials, who noted that two other sexually violent predators have previously been placed in the Antelope Valley….