A Northern Kentucky man who was indicted on sexual abuse of a juvenile charges remained a Lyft driver for months after the allegations against him became public.

But Anthony L. Brooks was terminated by the ride-sharing company on Friday, his attorney, Marcus Gale, told The Enquirer.

Brooks was indicted on five counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, according to Boone County Circuit Court records. He was arrested March 11, a police report states.

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The Enquirer posed questions to Lyft on Friday about Brooks's driving status with the company following the allegations against him. The company released the following statement one day later:

"These allegations are deeply disturbing. The safety of our community is our top priority and we have permanently banned this individual from driving with Lyft."

Gale said the allegations against Brooks are related to "acts alleged to have occurred over two years ago." He added that Brooks has fully cooperated with authorities and denies the allegations.

Gale also wrote that Brooks was employed part-time with Uber and Lyft, and after he was accused, "his obligation to support himself and his family remained, and he continued to drive part-time for Lyft."

An Uber spokesperson said Friday that Brooks is "not a driver on our platform."

Gale criticized Lyft's decision to ban his client.

"Eliminating an individual’s ability to support his family to the best of his ability due to mere allegations that he steadfastly denies and has not been convicted of unfortunately seems to run in opposition to our nation’s axiom of 'innocent until proven guilty,' " Gale wrote.

A Lyft spokesman outlined Lyft's criminal screening process by email, writing that driver applicants are screened for criminal offenses before they can pick up passengers and are subject to continuous checks throughout their employment.

"Our annual criminal background checks are provided by a third-party company and include a social security number trace, a nationwide criminal search, a county court records search, a federal criminal court records search as well as a U.S. Department of Justice 50-state sex offender registry search," the Lyft spokesman said by email.

At the time of his March 11 arrest, Brooks was a pastor at Jesus House of Believers Worship Center, at 7567 Mall Road in Florence, according to the church's website, which has since been taken down.

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Information on the church website stated he began ministering in 1998. He worked in Dallas and the Jackson, Mississippi, area before moving to Kentucky.

Court records stated he lives in Hebron.

Brooks's trial is scheduled for August, Gale wrote.