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    Former Nevada Candidate Accuses Biden Of Unwanted Touching, Which He Doesn't 'Recall'

    Lucy Flores wrote that the 2014 encounter "wasn't violent or sexual, it was demeaning and disrespectful." Biden's office says that he and staff who were present do not "recall what she describes."
    by Jessica Taylor Mar 29, 2019 3 minutes

    A former Nevada Democratic assemblywoman and candidate for lieutenant governor has come forward detailing an unwanted encounter with Vice President Joe Biden when he campaigned for her in 2014.

    Lucy Flores writes in magazine about her "awkward" experience with Biden, saying he grabbed her shoulders from behind, sniffed her hair and then planted a kiss on the back of her head before a campaign event. On Friday, a spokesman for Biden said that the former vice president and staff who were present do not "recall what she describes."

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