An Ohio man faces charges of raping a developmentally disabled girl when she was 13.

The allegations against Nathan Hoyle, 28, emerged when he applied for a job with Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2017.

An indictment filed on January 28 in the Wayne County Common Pleas Court, claims that the alleged abuse took place between January 2008 and July 2009, when Hoyle was 17 and 18 and the girl was 13 and 14, according to Wooster Daily Record.

Nathan Hoyle, 28, (pictured),is accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled girl on dates between January 2008 and July 2009

Wooster police began investigating Hoyle in November 2017 after the patrol contacted the department, Assistant Chief Scott Rotolo said Monday.

They informed Wooster police that Hoyle, who had applied for a job as a state trooper, said during a background check that he had sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled girl in 2009.

Rotolo told Wooster Daily Record: 'Mr. Hoyle indicated he had been a friend of the family and admitted to engaging in sexual conduct with the victim.

The allegations against Hoyle (pictured) came to light when he applied for a job with Ohio State Highway Patrol

'He was also fully aware at the time of the offense that the victim was a juvenile and is mentally disabled.'

Hoyle entered a written plea of not guilty on Wednesday and is free on a bond with continuous GPS monitoring, according to court records. It is understood that Hoyle is married and is from Wooster.

Wooster police began investigating Hoyle in November 2017 after Ohio State Highway patrol contacted the department

Patrol spokesoman Lieutenant Craig Cvetan claimed that Hoyle submitted an application to become a state trooper in February 2017.

He was subsequently 'permanently disqualified' on January 2018 following a polygraph exam, he said.

Cvetan explained that a polygraph exam is a standard part of the application process to become a trooper.

Information is then passed on to law enforcement if any criminal allegations or admissions come to light during the vetting process.

Hoyle, who has an address on Montclair Avenue, Wooster, has been charged with one count of rape, a first-degree felony, two counts of sexual battery, a third-degree felony, and one count of gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony.