Pillowcase rapist back in US mental hospital

A notorious rapist who muffled his victims' screams with a pillowcase is back in a US mental hospital, two years after he was released over the protests of prosecutors and women who feared he would attack again.

Christopher Hubbart, 65, is not accused of a new crime, but was picked up by the Department of State Hospitals, said Los Angeles County district attorney Jackie Lacey, who is under a gag order and could not discuss further details.