"Bolder Than Most" rapist back in state hospital for alleged parole violation
East County News Service
Photo: Alvin Ray Quarles. (File photo courtesy of California Department of Corrections)
November 15, 2025 (Borrego Springs) — Alvin Ray Quarles, a sexually violent sex offender who had been temporarily placed in a Borrego Springs home, has been arrested on an alleged parole violation. In Superior Court on Friday, Quarles, 63, pleaded not guilty to the parole violation, which was not disclosed.
Quarles waived his right to have a hearing to contest the charge, however, and asked to be transferred back to Coalinga State Hospital, where he previously underwent treatment. He is slated to next appear in court on January 23 regarding the alleged violation.
Quarles pleaded guilty in 1989 to four counts of forcible rape for a series of sex assaults at knifepoint that began in 1985. In some cases, he broke into homes or motel rooms in San Diego communities and forced the victim’s husband or boyfriend to watch; authorities dubbed him the “bolder than most” rapist. He also pleaded guilty to robbery and burglary counts.
After serving 25 years in prison, Quarles was civilly committed to the Department of State Hospitals for treatment as a sexually violent predator. He later petitioned for conditional release into a residence with monitoring.
Amid outcry from communities and elected officials, several earlier attempts by the state to place Quarles in monitored homes in Jacumba and Campo fell through. Last year, a judge ordered him released as a transient; he was placed in the Borrego Springs site as a temporary measure while the state continued to seek a long-term residence.
Senator Brian Jones, who represents much of East County, has been leading efforts to reform the state’s system of placing sexually violent predators in order to protect communities.
Following news of Quarles’ recommitment to a state hospital for a parole violation, Jones, the Senator Minority Leader, had this to say.
“This keeps happening and will continue until the majority party comes to its senses about the need for sweeping, comprehensive reform to the way our state handles these sexually violent predators. This violent rapist was released to roam free in our community and has failed to demonstrate the basic restraint needed to remain in compliance with his release. “
Jones adds, “Communities like ours cannot continue to be used as dumping grounds for criminals. Our communities deserve better. We will keep advocating to reform California’s broken sexually violent predator release program and continue to fight for the people of California to be protected.”