Ming Sen Shiue is denied parole

Ming Sen Shiue, incarcerated three decades for killing a 6-year-old boy and raping his former high school teacher, was denied parole by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Shiue, 60, is serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Texas but is eligible for parole every two years. If he is ever paroled, he would go to the secure Minnesota Sex Offender Program for a 60-day review under a commitment ruling made in September by Anoka County District Judge Jenny Walker Jasper. The review hearing would be about a month later.

The Bureau of Prisons denied Shiue's parole last week, said Janice Allen, lead prosecutor in his commitment trial. The denial wasn't unexpected because Shiue didn't have an approved parole release plan.

Before Shiue became eligible for parole in July, Anoka County officials filed a petition to have him committed to the Moose Lake program if he were ever released. Under a federal life sentence, parole can be denied only if the offender frequently violated major prison rules or the Parole Commission in Washington, D.C., believes there is "reasonable probability" the person will reoffend if released.

During the commitment trial, Shiue said he never had sex offender treatment. Allen said it's unclear whether he will now be admitted to the only federal prison sex treatment program, in North Carolina.

Shiue kidnapped Mary Stauffer and her 8-year-old daughter, Beth, in a Roseville parking lot in 1980 and held them for seven weeks in his home. He killed Jason Wilkman after the boy saw the Stauffers in the trunk of Shiue's car during the kidnaping.

During his trial, Shiue attacked Mary Stauffer with a knife while she was on the witness stand. Her wounds required 62 stitches.

DAVID CHANEN