NEW YORK — Former lobbyist Nicolette Davis accuses Rep. Tom Reed of sexual misconduct in a new Washington Post article published on Friday morning.
In the Washington Post article, which you can read by clicking here, Davis says the incident happened at a restaurant in Minneapolis when she was 25 and the congressman was 45.
According to Davis, the congressman rubbed her back, put his hand outside her blouse, and unhooked her bra strap. She also told the Post that he moved his hand to her thigh and was inching upward.
Davis told the Washington Post that she asked the person sitting next to her for help and that the person eventually pulled the congressman away from the table and out of the restaurant.
According to the Post, Reed declined to be interviewed for this story, but said, "This account of my actions is not accurate."
2 On Your Side has reached out to Congressman Reed's office for comment.
Political analyst Carl Calabrese says it is likely the six-term representative is trying to sort out what he will say when he decides to talk publicly about the allegation.
“I would suspect that the reason he’s not doing it now is that he and his staff are kind of huddling to decide how they’re going to handle it and when they’re done with that process you’ll probably get a phone call to attend a press conference,” said Calabrese.
Also Aflac, Davis' former employer, issued a supportive statement after the Post article was published on Friday.
