By Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media Joe Biden denied sexual assault claims by a former staffer, saying in a statement on Friday that the alleged incident “never happened.” The allegations have cast a shadow over Biden’s presidential campaign, with some criticizing the former vice president for failing to fully address the claims.
Tara Reade, a former aide to Biden, claims that when he was a senator from Delaware, he pinned her against a wall and used his fingers to penetrate her.
Reade said she filed a complaint, but that has not been located. In his statement, Biden called on the Secretary of the Senate ask the archives to identify any record of Reade’s complaint and to make it available to the media.
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