Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today, reacting to community members’ concerns voiced during tonight’s Juniper Hills Town Council meeting that discussed placement of Sexually Violent Predator Christopher Hubbart in their community:
“Juniper Hills is clearly the wrong place to house sexually violent predator Christopher Hubbart.
Residents are waving red flags that reflect the realities of this foothill community. Spotty cell phone coverage, inconsistent internet service, interruptions to telephone landlines, and long wait times for law enforcement response are what they face on a daily basis. The rural nature of this community–which is populated with women and families–contains a clear recipe for failure.
I stand by this community’s calls on the Los Angeles Superior Court and the Department of State Hospitals to find a different setting and pledge my full support. We cannot allow our rural communities in the Antelope Valley to be magnets for housing sexually violent predators. That’s simply unacceptable.”