The-Dream is facing a quantity of troubling allegations — like sexual battery, abuse and trafficking — in a new lawsuit from a lady who claims she was his former protégé.

The artist — who is finest recognized for writing music for Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Mariah Carey, not to mention his personal music — is getting sued by Chanaaz Mangroe, who claims the producer lured her into a connection with false promises of launching her singing profession but ended up subjecting her to “violent sexual acts and vicious psychological torture.”

Per the docs, obtained by TMZ, Mangroe — who says she was raised in the Netherlands — was thrilled when The-Dream provided to sponsor the extension of her function visa in 2014 … permitting her to additional develop her profession in the U.S.

But, Mangroe goes on to describe a nightmare situation in her lawsuit … claiming The-Dream applied his influence and age to handle her for more than a year in what she says amounted to a incredibly abusive, violent and manipulative connection.

She alleges she was locked in a dark area exactly where The-Dream “violently” had sex with her, leaving her naked and alone “for hours on finish” ahead of returning for yet another encounter.

The aspiring singer goes on to claim she was “regularly strangled” by Dream through their sexual encounters … practically losing consciousness on a quantity of occasions.

She also claims Dream recorded some of the sexual acts with her … allegedly employing the footage as a implies to hold her silent.

Mangroe claims Dream controlled all elements of her life in the U.S., maintaining tabs on her at all occasions by checking her place and demanding continuous updates.

Regardless of alleged promises of a music profession, Mangroe claims her profession was upended — noting her music was taken away with out explanation and that Dream’s record label in no way compensated her for the function she did beneath them.

As for why she’s speaking out now … she says, “In the end, my silence has turn out to be as well painful, and I realized that I need to have to inform my story to heal. I hope that performing so will also assistance other folks and protect against future horrific abuse.”