Queensland man Rick Thorburn raped a girl under 12 and tried to rape an even younger girl while they were in his care, police will allege.

The 57-year-old can be publicly linked to the details of the allegations for the first time, almost two years after he was charged.

Rick Thorburn is accused of molesting two young girls.

The former truckie’s wife, Julene, was running a family day care centre out of their Chambers Flat home, south of Brisbane, when he allegedly molested the girls, who can not be named for legal reasons.

In June last year, Mr Thorburn was committed to stand trial on one count of rape, one count of attempted rape and seven charges of indecent treatment of a child under 12, relating to both girls.