Tom Reed, a New York Republican congressman, takes ‘full responsibility’ following allegation of sexual misconduct – By Annie Grayer and Daniella Diaz (CNN) / Mar 21 2021
Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York apologized and took “full responsibility” on Sunday for the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by a former lobbyist.
© Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 11: Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks during the Problem Solvers Caucus press conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Reed also announced that he would not be seeking office in 2022 after his current term in Congress ends.
In a statement, Reed claimed that he had not heard of the allegations made by Nicolette Davis prior to a Washington Post article published last week.
“I hear her voice and will not dismiss her. In reflection, my personal depiction of this event is irrelevant,” he said. “Simply put, my behavior caused her pain, showed her disrespect and was unprofessional. I was wrong, I am sorry, and I take full responsibility.”
Davis told the Post in a story published Friday that in a Minneapolis pub in 2017, Reed was drunk when he put his hand on her back and then his hand outside her blouse, unhooked her bra and then moved his hand to her thigh, moving it upward.
