Rep. Nick Miccarelli is denying sexual misconduct and assault complaints lodged against him by two women.

The 35-year-old Miccarelli is accused of assaultive or inappropriate behavior by two women who filed a complaint on Feb. 8 with the House of Representatives, their attorney Terry Mutchler confirmed for PennLive.

Miccarelli, a Republican from Ridley Park, Delaware County, submitted a statement to Philly.com.

Miccarelli maintains he "had consensual relationships with these women before being married last week," and denied being violent or threatening any woman he was involved with.

"After being called by a reporter, I called the House Legal Counsel and asked that a thorough, speedy, and open investigation into any allegations be completed," Miccarelli said. "To this point I have yet to receive the alleged complaints against me. I was married a little more than a week ago, and the timing of these false allegations raise questions."

He went on to flatly deny the allegations, and vowed to fight against them.

"Holding public officials accountable is the job of the press and public, but to be tried and convicted in the court of public opinion with no due process is simply not fair. I will leave the decision to whether these allegations have any merit to the people of my district.

"I've asked the journalists who contacted me to use their discretion when they informed me about these allegations. I appealed to them to do what was right and to consider the timing of this story. I told them truthfully that I was engaged in a consensual relationship with [one accuser] that ended in 2015, and that we had exchanged many texts and spoken after the relationship ended.

"Never was I confronted with these ugly allegations until hearing from the reporters."

He continued: "Unfortunately, I cannot disprove something that never happened, but I can tell you that these allegations, if true, would have been reported to the cops, the DA, or another law enforcement agency. No charges were ever filed because these are complete fabrications. Frankly, I am shocked and dismayed by the lack of journalistic integrity displayed here. These allegations and article appear only meant to harm my reputation and attack my new marriage. I intend to intensely fight these claims with every option available to me."

Gov. Tom Wolf, meanwhile, called on Miccarelli to resign.

"This situation is made even worse by the fact that these women reportedly did not feel they could come forward without negative consequences, personally and professionally. As I have said before, this is not acceptable anywhere, especially in our state Capitol," Wolf said.

Mutchler declined to name the women but confirmed one is a state official and the other is a political consultant.

A joint report by The Philadelphia Inquirer and the state government-oriented weekly, The Caucus, published on Wednesday indicates in the complaint filed with the House, the women say Miccarelli threatened, stalked, intimidated or sexually assaulted them at different times over the last six years. They didn't come forward earlier out of fear for their careers and lives, it said.

Capitol Police became involved after receiving information that reporters who work in and around the Capitol had received threatening communications, said Troy Thompson, a spokesman for the Department of General Services, which oversees the Capitol Police. "Capitol Police took appropriate action based on security protocols," he said.