WASHINGTON – The House Ethics committee announced Friday that it is investigating sexual misconduct allegations involving Republican Rep.
Tom Reed of New York, who had announced he would not be seeking re-election after the allegations first surfaced last month.
Reed was accused of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent at a networking event in a Minneapolis pub in 2017.
The lobbyist, Nicolette Davis, told The Washington Post that Reed appeared to be drunk when he touched her back and leg as the two were seated next to each other during a networking trip.