A former city health commissioner has been accused of inappropriately touching a woman inside his Brooklyn home.

Tom Frieden was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on Friday.

He is charged with forcible touching, sex abuse and harassment.

A 55-year-old woman says Frieden groped her after a dinner party he hosted last October.

She filed a report with special victims detectives last month.

Frieden served as commissioner from 2002 to 2009 and also lead the Centers for Disease Control.

He was behind some of the biggest public health initiatives in city history, including prohibiting smoking in bars and outlawing trans fats in restaurants.

He is the president and CEO of "Resolve to Save Lives," which works to prevent heart disease and stroke in 60 countries around the world.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Frieden says the allegation "does not reflect Dr. Frieden's public or private behavior or his values over a lifetime of service to improve health around the world."

The president and CEO of Vital Strategies, which oversees Freiden's current employer "Resolve to Save Lives," released a statement, saying Frieden "has the highest ethical standards both personally and professionally. In all of my experiences with him, there have never been any concerns or reports of inappropriate conduct."