Second sexually violent predator OK’d for release to same Jacumba Hot Springs home

A man designated as a sexually violent predator was approved by a judge Friday for conditional release to a home in Jacumba Hot Springs, marking the second such offender to be released to that property by the end of next month.

Albert Carder, 57, is set to be released to a home located at 45612 Old Highway 80 no later than June 26.

His release, approved by San Diego Superior Court Judge David Gill, was approved two weeks after Gill signed off on the release of David Munoz to that same address. Munoz was ordered released to the Old Highway 80 home no later than June 7.

Sexually violent predator, or SVP, is a designation used for those convicted of sexually violent offenses and diagnosed with a mental disorder that makes a person likely to re-offend. After serving their prison sentences, SVPs undergo treatment at state hospitals but may also petition courts to continue treatment in the community while monitored via GPS, among other measures.

Law enforcement officials say Carder was convicted in the 1980s of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and kidnapping. Munoz was convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl sometime between 1988 and 1992, and attempted to assault three other victims, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Liberty Healthcare, which operates the state’s conditional release program for sexually violent predators, has asserted that no SVPs have re-offended in the 21-year history of the program. While some SVPs have had their conditional releases terminated for violations of their release terms, Liberty officials say none of those violations were for new sexual offenses.

Attorney Nancy Astifo, who appeared on behalf of Carder, said Carder has successfully completed treatment at Coalinga State Hospital that deems him safe to continue treatment in the community.

Astifo said Liberty’s “round-the-clock supervision” includes 24/7 GPS monitoring, drug and alcohol testing, and polygraph examinations. SVPs also may only leave residences with an escort and cannot leave without staff permission.

“He’s going to be under extremely intensive supervision and supervision that we have known to be extremely successful,” she said.