NEW YORK — The 22-year-old son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon faces rape and strangulation charges after a woman accused him of choking and hitting her while sexually assaulting her, court records show.

The man, Abraham Chabon, was arrested last week in connection with an episode last year, according to a criminal complaint filed by prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

The younger Chabon, a New York University student whose mother, Ayelet Waldman, is also a well-known writer, pleaded not guilty to first-degree rape and second-degree strangulation charges in Manhattan Criminal Court last Friday, court records show.

Chabon, who sometimes uses his mother’s surname, was released after Judge Kacie Lally set bail at $45,000 or a $150,000 bond, and is scheduled to return to court in August, court records show.

A lawyer for Chabon, Priya Chaudhry, said in a statement that he “is innocent and was as shocked by these false allegations as anyone.”

“Mr. Chabon,” she added, “has strong family support and a devoted partner who all believe in his innocence.”

A spokesperson for NYU did not respond to a request for comment.

The episode in question, reported earlier by The New York Post, occurred in a building on East 12th Street in January 2024, according to the complaint, which does not list a specific address.

The woman whom Chabon is charged with assaulting told the police that he grabbed her neck and applied pressure to the point that she had trouble breathing, the complaint says. The woman said he carried her to his bed and continued to choke her, the complaint says.

While choking the woman, the complaint says, Chabon raped her and struck her repeatedly in the face.