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Appeals court upholds molester’s sentence

The 20-year-old received a 120-year sentence in April after admitting in a guilty plea to molesting 20 children between the ages of 3 and 8.

CLARK COUNTY, Indiana — (WHAS11)-The Indiana Court of appeals has upheld the sentence for convicted Clark County child molester Michael Begin.

RELATED: Indiana man appeals 120-year child molestation sentence

The 20-year-old received a 120-year sentence in April after admitting in a guilty plea to molesting 20 children between the ages of 3 and 8.

The molestation happened while he was working at the YMCA and as a teaching assistant at a Jeffersonville Elementary School.

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