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Tara Reade, a former Senate aide who last year accused Joe Biden of inappropriate touching, has made an allegation of sexual assault against the former vice president. A spokeswoman for Biden said the allegation was false. https://nyti.ms/3b2u3R9
Soon after Tara Reade made the allegation, in a podcast interview released on March 25, The New York Times began reporting on her account and seeking corroboration through interviews, documents and other sources. https://nyti.ms/3b2u3R9
A friend said Tara Reade told her the details of the allegation at the time, and another friend and a brother of Reade’s said she told them over the years about a traumatic sexual incident involving Biden.
No other allegation about sexual assault surfaced in the course of our reporting, nor did any former Biden staff corroborate Reade’s allegation. We found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable
On Thursday, Tara Reade filed a report with the Washington, DC police, saying she was the victim of sexual assault in 1993; the public incident report does not mention Biden by name, but she said the complaint was about him. https://nyti.ms/3b2u3R9
Read our full report, including what Tara Reade told The Times in interviews with @llerer and @melbournecoal https://nyti.ms/3b2u3R9
