(KRON) -- An inmate who was convicted of torturing his girlfriend and threatening to kill his wife in Sonoma County was recently denied parole, prosecutors announced Tuesday. David Busio Lopez, 52, will remain locked up in prison for at least another seven years after a state parole board determined that he still poses a high-risk of danger to the public. The board made its decision following a hearing held on January 28. Lopez was convicted by a Sonoma County jury of 24 felonies in 1994 for beating his girlfriend, who was also the mother of his child, multiple times over a three-month period. His convictions included torture, child abuse, kidnapping, and forcible sex crimes. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. "While he was incarcerated in that case, Lopez married another woman. In 2005 he was released on parole and they resided together at a motel. Within 13 days of his release, Lopez committed an act of domestic violence against his new wife and threatened to kill her if she reported the abuse," the district attorney's office wrote. Lopez was convicted again following a 2007 trial for violence inflicted against his wife, and a judge sentenced him to serve 35 years to life. This year, Lopez became eligible under California's "elder parole" system, prosecutors said. Inmates are eligible for "elder parole" after they turn 50 years old and have served at least 20 years of their sentence. Two teens arrested in fatal SF shooting of 15-year-old Jayda Mabrey A hearing was held to determine whether Lopez currently poses an unreasonable risk of harm to the public, or if he should be released into the community on parole. Sonoma County Deputy District Attorney Marianna Green appeared at the hearing in opposition to Lopez’s release. "Upon review of psychiatric reports, Lopez’ disciplinary record in the prison, hearing arguments by the District Attorney’s Office and Lopez’ attorney, and hearing the victim’s views on his release, the board found Lopez poses a high-risk of danger to the public if released and denied his parole," the DA's office wrote. ...read more read less