SALEM, Mass. — Scott Borgerson — who has been rumored to be dating Jeffrey Epstein’s former lover and alleged madame Ghislaine Maxwell — assaulted his wife during a fraught marriage marked by his abuse and alcoholism, according to divorce papers.

He and his ex Rebecca, who were married in Palm Beach, Florida, in May 2001, have two children, a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, divorce papers show.

Borgerson filed a “complaint for divorce” on June 20, 2014, five days after they separated, citing irreconcilable differences. Their split was finalized in December 2015.

On the day they separated, Borgerson attacked his wife and was charged with assault and domestic battery — but “persuaded the Wife (who is an observant Christian) that he desired to reconcile in January 2015,” according to the document.

The reconciliation attempt with Rebecca, who also had a restraining order against her hubby that was later dismissed, broke down two months later.

“During the marriage the Husband was extremely controlling and the Husband has continued to exhibit disturbing behavior throughout this litigation,” according to the filing.

During their tumultuous marriage, there were at least five other serious incidents involving physical and verbal abuse by Borgerson against his wife — often in front of their kids, the papers show.

Borgerson also had an “alcohol problem,” for which his wife believed he sought treatment, though his behavior also affected their children.

One example cited was from 2011, when their son “drew a picture of alcohol and a cigarette in preschool.” The following year, Borgerson “blacked out drunk in front of the children,” according to the papers.

When their daughter was 3 years old, Borgerson called her “fat” to her face and when Rebecca asked him not to say such things to their kids, he said, “Don’t make me beat you in front of the children.”

In August 2014, Rebecca signed their son up for therapy because he had been “hurting himself and exhibiting anger” — and mentioned suicide more than once, according to the documents.

Their daughter also attended therapy for several months at the recommendation of her pediatrician after she “began acting withdrawn and started bedwetting.”

Borgerson, however, “objected to therapy for both children, and, despite the Wife’s status as sole legal custodian, has repeatedly attempted to badger and bully the Wife to prevent the Wife from seeking both medical and therapeutic assistance for the children.”

Borgerson alleged that Rebecca “has often been erratic in her decision-making, including but not limited to using religion in an extreme manner, especially as it pertains to the children.”

When the kids spent time with him, they “made statements that Father is a sinner, that they see physical appearances of Jesus and speak to him, that they are fearful of the devil and will cast him into a fiery pit of sulfur.”

Borgerson, a former Coast Guard officer and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, is the co-founder and CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies, an investment management company that specializes in analyzing data on global shipping, according to his bio on LinkedIn.

Maxwell, who has been accused of procuring underage victims for the late Epstein, had been living with Borgerson in his secluded mansion in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, since 2016, according to a close neighbor.

Maxwell left the residence about “one month ago” when the news of her involvement with Epstein broke, the neighbor told The Post.

Borgerson has flatly denied any romance with Maxwell.

“I am not dating Ghislaine, I’m home alone with my cat,” he told The Post.

When asked about the status of his friendship with Maxwell now, Borgerson replied: “I don’t want to comment on that — would you want to talk about your friends?”