A merciless serial rapist known as ‘Bolder Than Most’ for his heinous crimes against women in the 1980s has been released from prison.
Alvin Ray Quarles, now 62, was known to break in to motels rooms, and force their boyfriends or husbands to watch as they were assaulted at knifepoint between 1987 and 1988.
He pleaded guilty to four forcible counts of rape in 1989 and was sentenced to state prison for 50 years.
Afterwards, he spent about a decade undergoing sex offender treatment at Coalinga State Hospital after being diagnosed of multiple disorders.
In December 2024, San Diego Superior Court Judge Marian Gaston ordered Quarles to be released as a ‘transient.’
On January 21, he was temporarily released and is now being housed at 1138 Cluster Road, a location previously occupied by sexually violent predators who were in the midst of legal proceedings.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that the rapist has been registered as a ‘Sexually Violent Predator’ with the California Department of Justice and the County of San Diego.
He will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Court orders state that Quarles will remain under 24-hour supervision by Liberty Health Care, a private company which runs the state’s conditions release program for sexually violent predators.
Alvin Ray Quarles, 62, was known to break in to motels rooms, assault women at knifepoint and forced their boyfriends or husbands to watch between 1987 and 1988. He has now been released from prison
This includes GPS monitoring and a security official who will accompany him at all times.
Under ‘Megan’s Law,’ officials will also warn the community he is residing in and future neighborhoods about Quarles so they can protect themselves and their family.
News of his release has sparked outrage from his victims and their families who argue Quarles remains a threat to public safety.
‘This is a very dangerous person,’ said Mary Taylor, one of the felon’s victims. ‘If the chance comes, he will take it.’
Her husband, Stephen Taylor also told NBC7: ‘Despite him being older now, I think the potential is still there that he can perpetrate (more crimes).
‘I’m really concerned about members of the community who could be at risk.’
Terri Larson, a friend of Taylor’s and member of the citizens group Your Voice Has Power, further called Quarles ‘a monster’.
She asked the public to be privy to what led state hospital officials to recommend his release.
He pleaded guilty to four forcible counts of rape in 1989 and was sentenced to state prison for 50 years. Afterwards, he spent about a decade undergoing sex offender treatment at Coalinga State Hospital after being diagnosed of multiple disorders.
Cynthia Medina (pictured), another of Quarles’ victims who was attacked when he forced himself into her hotel room with her boyfriend, said the prospect of his release ‘angers’ and ‘scares’ her
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that the rapist has been registered as a ‘Sexually Violent Predator’ with the California Department of Justice and the County of San Diego
Cynthia Medina, another of Quarles’ victims who was attacked when he forced himself into her hotel room with her boyfriend, said the prospect of his release has her concerned for more than just her own safety last year.
‘It does not make you feel safe, that’s for sure,’ she told Fox5. ‘It angers me, it scares me.’
‘They told me I wouldn’t have to worry about him in my lifetime, and you put your faith in that, and for the last 10 years I’ve been trying to keep him from getting out.
‘It’s inevitable, but he got an extra 10 years because of us, so do I feel safe? No.’
‘As his survivor, it doesn’t make me feel very good at all but I kind of have to accept it because of the way the laws are.’
Quarles is classified as a sexually violent predator (SVP), a designation reserved for less than 1 percent of California’s sexual offender population who have been diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes them likely to re-offend, such as pedophilia.
With his release, the Sheriff’s Office reassured locals and said: ‘This notification is not intended to induce fear; rather, we believe that an informed community is a safer community. Use of this information to threaten, intimidate, or harass the subject or any other person will not be tolerated and may result in prosecution.’
If a home becomes available, he will be subject to rehousing.
