Court records say the motions were filed to protect the minors involved.

Prosecutors said Michael Begin’s young victims ranged in age from 3 to 8 years old.

The man who molested 20 children won't be getting out of prison anytime soon.

Michael Begin, 19, pleaded guilty in January to to molesting 20 children — some as young as 3 years old — at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School while he was working as a teacher's assistant, and the Clark County YMCA in Jeffersonville when he was an employee.

Indiana Senate Bill 551, which went into effect July 1, allows parents to seek a protective order against someone they believe is having inappropriate communications with their child. 

The sentence comes three months after Michael Begin Jr. accepted a blind plea agreement on 20 counts of child molestation. 

All of the victims were between the ages of 3 and 7 years old.