AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A former Nexus executive, whose trial regarding alleged embezzlement begins Wednesday, now faces a new sexual-assault related charge out of Augusta County.

Michael Paul Donovan was taken into custody on Tuesday on one count of Forcible Sodomy of a Child under the age of 13, according to a report by the Staunton News Leader.

If convicted, the 49-year-old Donovan would face a mandatory life sentence under state law.

Meanwhile, the jury trial of Donovan and another former Nexus executive Richard Moore begins with opening arguments this morning in Augusta County Circuit Court.

Both men are accused of stealing over 400-thousand dollars in inheritance money from Zachary Cruz and face charges including Exploitation and Obtaining Money by False Pretenses.