Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has been accused of rape by a former member of the girl group Dream.

In a blog post from earlier this month, Melissa Schuman, now 33, alleges Carter sexually assaulted her when she was 18 years old and he was 22.

She claims Carter brought her into a bathroom during a casual social gathering at his home and forced oral sex on her, before leading her to a bedroom, climbing on top of her and raping her.

“I told him that I was a virgin and I didn’t want to have sex,” she wrote. “I told him that I was saving myself for my future husband. I said it over and over again. He whispered in my ear as to entice me, ‘I could be your husband.’”

Carter denies the allegations. He insists that their encounter and relationship was consensual.

“I am shocked and saddened by Ms. Schuman’s accusations,” read a statement from Carter released to Page Six. “Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual. We went on to record a song and perform together, and I was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally. This is the first that I am hearing about these accusations, nearly two decades later. It is contrary to my nature and everything I hold dear to intentionally cause someone discomfort or harm.”

She said when industry connections initially brought her together with Carter, she had a boyfriend. But when a project reunited them a few years later and she was single, she accepted his invitation to hang out with friends at his pad.

“We were laughing, talking, nothing out of the norm,” she said. “Soon after, he asked me if I would like to come into his office and listen to some new music he was working on. I agreed and was eager to hear his new music.”

She said they were alone in the room, looking at his computer, when they began kissing. She claims things took a frightening turn when Carter brought her into a bathroom and undid her pants.

“I told him I didn’t want to go any further,” she said. “He didn’t listen. He didn’t care. He told me, ‘Don’t worry. I won’t tell anybody.'”

After the alleged assaults, Schuman said she made herself fall asleep and was woken up by a friend. The two left the apartment together without Schuman mentioning anything.

She said she confided in her manager, Nils Larson, at the time about the alleged incident. Larson’s office was unavailable for phone calls when reached for comment.

Schuman said she decided to share her story in light of the sexual assault and harassment allegations that have rocked Hollywood.

“The idea of reliving and re-writing the events that were traumatic, something that I have worked so diligently to heal from is painful. I did however promise that if another victim ever came forward I would then feel the responsibility to show my support by sharing my story,” she said.

Schuman also took to social media Tuesday to express her gratitude and relief.

“Thank you for bearing witness to my story,” she wrote. “Thank you for providing me a safe place to be open and vulnerable. I love you all. Thank you for aiding me in the healing that I so desperately needed. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I am free now.”