Man accused in home invasion sex assault of San Francisco woman was on 'mental health diversion' in aggravated battery case
A man accused of a home invasion sex assault on a woman he saw sitting opposite him in a San Francisco café was on ‘mental health diversion’ in an aggravated battery case, it has emerged.
Prosecutors say Daquane Hubbard, 34, followed the woman after she left the café on February 15 2026. Security camera footage recovered by investigators showed the perpetrator putting on gloves while trailing his target as she walked to her building in the city’s Russian Hill district.
“As she attempted to close the door,” wrote assistant district attorney Leigh Frazier in a motion to detain, “defendant forced his way into her apartment, threw her to the floor and sexually assaulted her.”
Hubbard is also accused of stealing the victim’s handbag and keys.
Police quickly obtained video of their prime suspect, whom the victim was sure had been sitting across from her in the café. While canvassing for information, cops were told the man lived in the Hartland Hotel – a Tenderloin Housing Clinic building for ex-homeless on Geary Street.
A search of Hubbard’s rooms turned up the victim’s handbag, driver’s license and a credit card.
“Defendant’s demonstrated planning and predatory behavior by following the victim from a public café to her residence, donning gloves before the attack and forcibly entering her apartment,” wrote Frazier.
“The violent nature of the assault and theft of the victim’s keys indicate an ongoing threat to her safety and the public.”
Hubbard was on the streets after a 2024 prosecution for assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery and elder abuse was suspended when he was granted ‘mental health diversion’ by Judge Charles Crompton. He had earlier been released on bail by Judge Eric Fleming.
He has pleaded not guilty to eight felony sex and violent crimes.
Hubbard’s prosecution, briefly paused last month after his attorney questioned his competence to stand trial, has been reinstated. A judge ruled him competent after reviewing a doctor’s report.
He will appear Thursday in Department 18 of San Francisco Superior Court for a conference ahead of a preliminary hearing. It comes one day after the city district attorney’s office and police department celebrated ‘Denim Day’ to promote, they said, sexual assault awareness.
The case has disturbing parallels with that of Roberto Detrinidad – the San Francisco home invasion rapist whose parole approval in January sparked calls for the ouster of the parole commissioners who voted for it.
This story has been updated.
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