House panel opens probe into Tom Reed over sexual misconduct allegations
By Cristina Marcos - 04/09/21 03:55 PM EDT
The House Ethics Committee on Friday said it has opened an investigation into Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Reed said last month that he would not seek reelection or pursue a gubernatorial campaign following a Washington Post report detailing former lobbyist Nicolette Davis's allegations that he sexually harassed her in 2017.
House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and the panel's top Republican, Rep. Jackie Walorski (Ind.), said in a joint statement that the panel has launched an investigation "and will gather additional information regarding the allegations."
Davis told the Post that Reed drunkenly rubbed her body and unhooked her bra while they were seated next to each other at a pub after a day of ice fishing. She was working as a junior insurance lobbyist at the time during a weekend trip to benefit the campaign committee of then-Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.).
Reed initially said that Davis's account was "not accurate." Days later, he issued an apology to Davis and said the incident happened while he was struggling with alcoholism.
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