The Associated Press revealed Saturday that it discovered two sources, who chose to remain anonymous, but added to the already diverse assortment of people either verifying or raising questions about Reade's claims. According to the report, one of her friends who knew Reade in 1993 said she told them about the assault.
Another friend who met Reade over a decade after the assault happened said she told them about allegedly experiencing sexual harassment from Biden back in 2007 or 2008. Aside from these sources, Reade says she told three other staff members who worked in Biden's Senate office, but none of them said they recalled hearing those accusations from her.
Two sources, including Reade's former neighbor, validated her sexual harassment allegation in a recently surfaced report. With the two sources The Associated Press reported Saturday, there are now at least four people who have verified Reade's allegations of harassment or sexual assault against the former president.
One of her former neighbors, Lynda LaCasse says that she heard about the alleged sexual assault from Reade in the mid-1990s. Reade's former colleague Lorraine Sanchez told Business Insider that she recalled Reade telling her about the alleged harassment. Aside from Reade, there were seven other women last year who claimed Biden's inappropriate display of affection made them feel uncomfortable.
Acknowledging the complaints at the time, Biden assured he would be more mindful when it comes to respecting personal space. After reviewing Reade's interviews from 2019, The AP spoke to her again on Friday. According to the outlet, Reade suggests she filed a restricted report with a congressional personnel office, without mentioning sexual assault or harassment allegations at the time.
In her report, she stated that Biden wanted her to serve drinks because he thought she was pretty, which made her uncomfortable. Reade said she was too scared to write about Biden sexually assaulting her. The main word Reade used to describe her issues was 'uncomfortable' and she recalls mentioning 'retaliation.'
Reade has denied the aforesaid report. She later told that although the story was correct, the headline was wrong. One of The Associated Press spokespersons told Fox News that it stands by its story. According to Reade, she told The AP that she filed an intake form regarding sexual harassment, but didn't mention the alleged sexual assault in her complaint.
She reportedly asked AP to withdraw the headline. Responding to Reade's suggestions, AP changed its headline to "Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden's complaint" on Saturday evening.