A friend said that Reade told her the details of the allegation at the time. 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 reporting, nor did any former Biden staff members corroborate any details of Reade’s allegation. A friend said that Reade told her about the alleged assault at the time, in 1993. A Biden spokeswoman said the allegation is false, and former Senate office staff members do not recall such an incident.

Source: bd News24 April 12, 2020 19:52 UTC