Convicted serial harasser is back in S.F. after prison stint — and again approaching women

A serial harasser of women who was sentenced in 2023 to five and a half years in jail and prison for following, grabbing, groping and chasing his victims has apparently been released — and was seen approaching several women in San Francisco on Monday.

From about 2 to 3 p.m., a Chronicle reporter observed Bill Gene Hobbs, 37, approaching women in Dolores Park as well as areas of the Castro and Duboce Triangle — sliding up next to them on the grass or at cafe tables or crossing the street to talk to them. At other times, he sat on the street curb, yelling indecipherably.

It wasn’t immediately clear when Hobbs was released, or whether his behavior might violate the terms of his sentence, handed down after a jury trial in which at least a dozen women testified to being surprised, grabbed or groped by him while they were walking or running alone in the city…

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