Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Wednesday announced that a Cook County jury has found that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a two-day trial. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Steven G. Watkins entered judgment on the jury’s verdict Tuesday and ruled that Hubbard Thrasher, 58, originally from Montgomery, Ala., must remain in the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) for treatment. Under the Sexually Violent Persons Act, Madigan’s office prosecutes cases seeking to commit offenders to the custody of IDHS as SVPs. To be committed under the act, a person must have been convicted of a sexually violent offense and suffer from a mental disorder. Additionally, prosecutors must prove that the offender is likely to commit future acts of sexual violence if released from custody. Once committed to IDHS, offenders are re-evaluated on a regular basis to determine if they continue to meet the criteria for commitment as a sexually violent person. Following the jury’s verdict, Thrasher was returned to the IDHS SVP Treatment and Detention Facility in Rushville, Ill. In 2004, Thrasher was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a relative who was approximately 5 years old and sentenced to ten years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.