Keindle v. Russi

—Crew III, J.

Petitioner, serving a lengthy period of incarceration as a result of his conviction of multiple counts of sodomy in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, sexual abuse in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child, first applied for parole in June 1992, at which time his request was denied based upon the severity of the underlying offenses and petitioner’s refusal to participate in sex offender counseling while in prison. Petitioner thereafter agreed to counseling and reapplied for parole in June 1994, at which time parole was again denied based- upon…