“A man who has admitted to raping over 40 women…is not fit for release or community reintegration at any level.”
Yesterday, Supervisor Kathryn Barger sent a letter to the Los Angeles Superior Court, formally opposing the release and placement of Sexually Violent Predator Christopher Hubbart in the Antelope Valley community of Juniper Hills.
“I submitted this letter to formally add my voice to the scores of others urgently asking the L.A. Superior Court to not place Christopher Hubbart in the Antelope Valley,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “Our desert communities should not disproportionately shoulder the burden of housing sexually violent predators because of their rural nature. It’s unfair and unjust.”
In her letter, Supervisor Barger highlighted several reasons why the Juniper Hills community that will be evaluated by the Court for its suitability to house Hubbart on October 1 is not appropriate. Reasons include spotty internet and cell phone coverage, long emergency response times by law enforcement, the ongoing burdens experienced by a community still recovering from the 2020 Bobcat Fire, and the fact that 25 homes are located within a square mile of the nominated site–homes that house single women and women with children. “They are law-abiding citizens who will be subjected to living in fear at no fault of their own,” Supervisor Barger noted in her letter.
Supervisor Barger also emphasized her general opposition to Hubbart being released. “A man who has admitted to raping over 40 women and suspected of raping dozens more is not fit for release or community reintegration at any level,” stated Supervisor Barger in her letter. “Christopher Hubbart belongs in a locked facility where there is no chance of him ever again harming another human being.”
Click here to read a copy of the letter in its entirety.
Today is the last day members of the public may submit their written comments about the proposed placement site to the Los Angeles County District Attorney via email or mail.