(AP) — An Ohio National Guard major who has said he wanted to adopt a girl from Africa to protect her from rape has been indicted on charges he sexually abused three children, including two of his own.

A Union County grand jury indicted the Marysville man on charges of rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition between 2006 and 2012. The indictment says he’s the father of two of the children but doesn’t give his relationship with the third.

The North Platte Post is not naming the man to protect the children’s identities.

Records don’t list an attorney for the man. The Guard says he’s on duty in Kuwait.

The man spoke in a 2008 story in a military publication about his large family and wanting to adopt a girl to protect her from sexual assault.