It was alleged that former Vice President Joe Biden (77), who was actually confirmed as a Democratic presidential candidate for the United States, exercised sexual violence against women in the 1990s, when she was a senator.

Following the controversy over inadequate physical contact in the spring of last year, as soon as he entered the main road, the allegations of sexual assault revived, leading to observation that it could become a 'bad news' in the presidential phase.

The New York Times (NYT) said on the 12th (local time) that Tara Reid (56) raised new claims that former Vice President Biden had sexually assaulted him in the past.

Reed was one of several women who filed for the inappropriate physical contact of former Vice President Biden last year, where he served in the Senate's office at the time.

However, former Vice President Biden strongly denied it was a 'false claim'.

According to NYT, Reid alleged that former Vice President Biden was sexually harassed by sticking his hand into his clothes against the wall to keep him from moving in the Senate's office in 1993.

Reid also raised the issue to the Senate in 1993, and said he does not currently have any documents.

NYT reported that Reid had filed his damages with the Washington DC police on the 9th.

NYT explained that Reid started working in former Senator Biden's office from 1992, a year ago, and was paid until August 1993.

Reed then worked as an assistant to help manage the intern.

Reed's friend said he had heard the claim at the time, and another friend of Reed said that Reed had been telling the story over the years.

During the controversy over the inappropriate physical contact of former Vice President Biden's women last year, Reid told NYT that Vice President Biden had made contact with her in an unpleasant way, such as touching her neck or fingering her hair.

Reed's argument is noteworthy as Senator Bernie Sanders dropped off midway on the 8th and was actually confirmed by former Vice President Biden as a Democratic candidate.

Reid explained that what he brought to the police 27 years ago was to protect his safety from potential threats.

He also said that he was a 'third-generation democrat' and voted for Senator Sanders at the time of the primary in California to elect a Democratic presidential candidate last month. did.

In a statement, however, Vice President Kate Bedingfield of the Biden presidential camp strongly denied that "the fact is not true. That did not happen at all." "We have been committed to changing culture and law, and have signed the Anti-Violence Act and fought for the passage and extension of the law."

NYT said life-long people who worked with Reed said in an interview that former Vice President Biden did not remember or had any such acts against Reed or any other woman.

Two other people who worked with Reed as an intern in the former Vice President's office at the time also said they were the first to hear Reed.

Former Vice President Biden denied that he had never acted inappropriately during the debate over inadequate physical contact last year.

He said, "If there were any concerns that I had done so, I would listen carefully." But that was never my intention. "

(Yonhap News, photo = Getty Image Korea)