A trial in San Mateo County determines whether Cameron Hooker, convicted in the “girl in the box” case, should be classified as a sexually violent predator. Prosecutors argue he remains a danger to the public and to any citizen due to ongoing sexual deviation. Hooker was sentenced in 1985 to 74 years for kidnapping Colleen Stan and holding her captive for seven years. Trial records state he tortured and raped Stan, including confining her in a wooden box under his bed and covering her head with another box. Stan escaped in 1984 with help from Hooker’s then-wife. If jurors find he meets the legal definition, he would be committed indefinitely to a secure state hospital rather than released under supervision. Hooker was granted parole in 2021, but prosecutors say parole does not mean release from custody.
"A trial is underway in San Mateo County to determine whether Cameron Hooker, the convicted rapist in the so-called "girl in the box" case, should be classified as a sexually violent predator and remain in custody or be released."
"Prosecutors argue Hooker should continue to be held, saying he still poses a danger to the public. The case stems from a crime that drew national attention in the 1980s. Hooker was sentenced to 74 years in prison in 1985 for kidnapping Colleen Stan and holding her captive for seven years at his home in Tehama County. According to trial records, Hooker tortured and raped Stan, at times confining her in a wooden box under his bed and covering her head with another box."
"The current trial will determine whether Hooker meets the legal definition of a sexually violent predator. If jurors agree, he would be committed indefinitely to a secure state hospital rather than released under supervision."
""We continue to believe he is a sexually violent predator, is a danger to the community and a danger to any citizen out there because of his sexual deviation," Wagstaffe said. "As to Mr. Hooker, he has completed his prison sentence. He was granted parole several""
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