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20th child accuses Michael Begin of sex abuse

The child came forward after seeing news coverage of Begin's case.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The accusations against a Southern Indiana man accused of child molestation continue to grow.

The Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said a 20th child has come forward with allegations against Michael Begin.

Mull tells us the girl was five or six when the abuse happened at the Jeffersonville YMCA. She came forward after seeing news coverage of Begin's case.

Begin is also accused of molesting girls at Thomas Jefferson Elementary where he was a teaching assistant.

His trial is set to begin in February.

MORE| Could Michael Begin, a child predator, have been stopped sooner?

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