A former Newton County deputy was arrested Monday for allegedly inappropriately touching a child mutliple times between 2006 and 2011.

A juvenile victim made an "outcry" to a school guidance counselor recently, and after Newton County Sheriff's Office investigators interviewed the victim, they believed there was probable cause to charge Newton County resident Daniel Bill McGinnis with aggravated child molestation, a felony. According to the Newton County Sheriff's Office jail website, McGinnis is 29.

McGinnis is currently employed by the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, according to his booking sheet. Deputy Cortney Morrison, public information officer with the Newton County Sheriff's Office, confirmed McGinnis previously worked for the Newton County Sheriff's Office.

The molestations are alleged to have taken place in Newton County, Morrison said.

The case is still under investigation; McGinnis remains in the Newton County Detention Center, according to its website.

McGinnis is currently suspended without pay pending an internal investigation, according to a press release from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, which also said McGinnis' bond hearing is Wednesday.

McGinnis began working with Morgan County March 17, said Capt. Christopher Bish with Morgan County Sheriff's Office.