Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault
Source: ABC News
WASHINGTON -- A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a senator. Bidens campaign denies the charges.
In two recent interviews with The Associated Press, Tara Reade alleged the assault occurred in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building in the spring of 1993. She filed a police report in Washington on Thursday saying she was the victim of a sexual assault by an unnamed person in 1993, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.
Its not the first time Reade has made an accusation against the former vice president. Last year, Reade publicly accused Biden of inappropriate touching, but did not allege sexual assault.
In a statement, Biden deputy campaign manager and communications director Kate Bedingfield said the former vice president has dedicated his public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women, pointing to his work passing the Violence Against Women Act. She said he firmly believes that women have a right to be heard and heard respectfully, but added: Such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press.
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I certainly hope that the Biden campaign nips this in the bud and proves it to be the hoax that I believe it is.
George II
(67,782 posts)....batted around here for almost a month already.
FarPoint
(12,360 posts)I don't care...so what...get over it! .