Joe Biden speaks out for the first time about sexual assault allegations.
Reade said on a podcast that in 1993, Biden penetrated her with his hand while in the U.S. Capitol complex, when she was a staff assistant in his Senate office. The allegation in late March expanded on here previous claims that Biden had harassed her., Biden was asked directly whether he had sexually assaulted Reade in 1993.
Reade, who said that she does not have a copy of her complaint, has called on Biden to release Senate records held at the University of Delaware. Sinceinquired about the records in 2018, the university has declined to release any records and continues to tell news outlets that the documents will become available two years after Biden has left public life. Biden said in his statement that these papers"do not contain personnel files.
In 2019, several other women accused Biden of inappropriate touching that was overly affectionate or too familiar. Reade is the only individual who has come forward to accuse him of sexual assault. She toldshe was publicizing this latest allegation because she was offered the chance to do so on the podcast, not because of the Democratic presidential primary between Biden and Bernie Sanders, which was competitive when Reade made this accusation. Reade publicly supported Sanders.
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