US Presidential Elections: Former Senate Aide Accuses Democrat Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault

In a shocking revelation, a former Senate aide has accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when the latter was a Senator, reports India Today.

Tara Reade, hailing from California, reportedly alleged that the assault occurred in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building in the spring of 1993. She also filed a police report in Washington on Thursday (9 April) which said that she was a victim of a sexual assault by an unknown person.

Last year, Reade publicly accused Biden of inappropriate touching, however did not allege sexual assualt.

Last month, in a podcast interview, Reade said that Biden had assaulted her and touched her without consent while the two were alone after she delivered him a gym bag.

Commenting on the incident, 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.”

She added, “he firmly believes that women have a right to be heard — and heard respectfully, but such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press.”

She further claimed, “What is clear about this claim: it is untrue. This absolutely did not happen.”