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In April 2020, in the midst of [[Joe Biden]]'s [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|campaign]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]], news organizations published articles about allegations by Tara Reade that Biden had sexually assaulted her when she was a Senate aide in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/ |first=Ryan |last=Grim |title=Time’s Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run |publisher=The Intercept |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=vox>{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/27/21195935/joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation |last=North |first=Anna |title=A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy |publisher=Vox |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/489719-tara-reade-discusses-biden-allegation-with-hilltvs-rising |title=Tara Reade discusses Biden allegation with Hill.TV's 'Rising' |publisher=The Hill |date=March 26, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rose-mcgowan-alyssa-milano-joe-biden-alexandra-tara-reade-kavanaugh-a9454256.html |last=White |first=Adam |title=Rose McGowan calls Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano ‘a fraud’ for endorsing Joe Biden |publisher=The Independent |date=April 8, 2020 <!-- From the timestamp in the HTML source --> |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/03/tara-reade-tells-her-story |last=Halper |first=Katie |title=Tara Reade Tells Her Story |publisher=Current Affairs |date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> A Biden spokesperson said the allegation was false.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/politics/joe-biden-tara-reade-sexual-assault-complaint.html |last=Lerer |first=Lisa |last2=Ember |first2=Sydney |title=Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 12, 2020 |access-date=April 12, 2020 }}</ref> |
In April 2020, in the midst of [[Joe Biden]]'s [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|campaign]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]], news organizations published articles about allegations by Tara Reade that Biden had sexually assaulted her when she was a Senate aide in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/joe-biden-metoo-times-up/ |first=Ryan |last=Grim |title=Time’s Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run |publisher=The Intercept |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=vox>{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2020/3/27/21195935/joe-biden-sexual-assault-allegation |last=North |first=Anna |title=A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy |publisher=Vox |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/489719-tara-reade-discusses-biden-allegation-with-hilltvs-rising |title=Tara Reade discusses Biden allegation with Hill.TV's 'Rising' |publisher=The Hill |date=March 26, 2020 |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rose-mcgowan-alyssa-milano-joe-biden-alexandra-tara-reade-kavanaugh-a9454256.html |last=White |first=Adam |title=Rose McGowan calls Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano ‘a fraud’ for endorsing Joe Biden |publisher=The Independent |date=April 8, 2020 <!-- From the timestamp in the HTML source --> |access-date=April 9, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/03/tara-reade-tells-her-story |last=Halper |first=Katie |title=Tara Reade Tells Her Story |publisher=Current Affairs |date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> A Biden spokesperson said the allegation was false.<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/us/politics/joe-biden-tara-reade-sexual-assault-complaint.html |last=Lerer |first=Lisa |last2=Ember |first2=Sydney |title=Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden |publisher=The New York Times |date=April 12, 2020 |access-date=April 12, 2020 }}</ref> |
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Reade filed a public incident report with the Washington, D.C., police on April 9, 2020. The report does not mention Biden, but in Reade's interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'' she confirmed the complaint was about him.<ref name=nyt /> She also noted in a [[Twitter|tweet]] a day later that the statute of limitations has lapsed.<ref name=vox /> |
Reade filed a public incident report with the Washington, D.C., police on April 9, 2020. The report does not mention Biden, but in Reade's interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'' she confirmed the complaint was about him.<ref name=nyt /> She also noted in a [[Twitter|tweet]] a day later that the statute of limitations has lapsed, and that she filed the report "for safety reasons only".<ref name=vox /><ref name="TaraTweets">{{cite web |last1=Reade |first1=Tara |url=https://twitter.com/ReadeAlexandra/status/1248793067735273478 |website=Twitter @ReadeAlexandra |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="TaraTweetSafety">{{cite web |title=The Woman Accusing Biden of Sexual Assault Filed a Report to Police. Here’s What You Need to Know. |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ag95p/the-woman-accusing-biden-of-sexual-assault-filed-a-report-to-police-heres-what-you-need-to-know |website=VICE |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="nyt" /> |
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In April 2020, in the midst of Joe Biden's campaign in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, news organizations published articles about allegations by Tara Reade that Biden had sexually assaulted her when she was a Senate aide in 1993.[1][2][3][4][5] A Biden spokesperson said the allegation was false.[6]
Reade filed a public incident report with the Washington, D.C., police on April 9, 2020. The report does not mention Biden, but in Reade's interview with The New York Times she confirmed the complaint was about him.[6] She also noted in a tweet a day later that the statute of limitations has lapsed, and that she filed the report "for safety reasons only".[2][7][8][6]
References
- ^ Grim, Ryan (March 24, 2020). "Time's Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run". The Intercept. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b North, Anna (March 27, 2020). "A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited a firestorm of controversy". Vox. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Tara Reade discusses Biden allegation with Hill.TV's 'Rising'". The Hill. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ White, Adam (April 8, 2020). "Rose McGowan calls Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano 'a fraud' for endorsing Joe Biden". The Independent. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Halper, Katie (March 31, 2020). "Tara Reade Tells Her Story". Current Affairs.
- ^ a b c Lerer, Lisa; Ember, Sydney (April 12, 2020). "Examining Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Reade, Tara. Twitter @ReadeAlexandra https://twitter.com/ReadeAlexandra/status/1248793067735273478. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "The Woman Accusing Biden of Sexual Assault Filed a Report to Police. Here's What You Need to Know". VICE. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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