U.S. Rep. Tom Reed has denied the account of a woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct during a 2017 trip to Minneapolis.

The allegations were detailed in a report Friday by the Washington Post.

The woman, identified as Nicolette Davis, was 25 years old when the alleged incident occurred during a networking trip at an Irish pub in Minneapolis. Davis, then a junior lobbyist for an insurance company, was in the bar after a day of ice fishing, Davis told The Washington Post.

The woman stated that Reed, who was said to be intoxicated, reportedly put his hand on her back before unhooking her bra clasp over her shirt and moving his hand to her thigh.

The congressman was then reportedly escorted out of the bar.

“This account of my actions is not accurate,” Reed told the Washington Post, and later noted in a statement by his office.

Reed, a Corning Republican, has represented the 23rd Congressional District since 2010. He has recently been considering a run for governor.

According to a 2020 news release issued by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics, Davis — a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in Oklahoma according to the Washington newspaper — was one of 12 people named to The Force to End Harassment in Advocacy, a group that wanted to create guidelines, professional standards, and industry programs to support victims of harassment.

“Whether you are on Capitol Hill, in the advocacy industry or the media, our businesses are based on relationships. But no one should have to put up with being threatened in their workplace to be successful. Unlike many other industries our workplaces can be a reception, Capitol Hill hearing room or office and the harasser can be a client, a member, a colleague or an elected official, which requires a unique approach,” said Stephanie Craig of the Apeiron Strategy Group and chair of the task force. “This outstanding diverse and bi-partisan group of individuals have come together as a united group in creating workable, adoptable reforms that work in our profession.”

In November 2017, Reed noted his support for a resolution regarding sexual harassment that called for mandatory training in Congress.

Reed told reporters at the time that sexual harassment was being “kept in the dark” for far too long and that the policy is a step in the right direction. “Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable,” he said. “I’m proud to support this legislation …”

The congressman said he believed there had been a shift in the culture when it comes to sexual harassment. He said he wants to stand “on the side of victims” and wants to make sure “their voices are heard.”

Within the last month, calls for state Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign or be impeached have come from both sides of the political aisle and include Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand as well as Rep. Brian Higgins, D-South Buffalo. Cuomo has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and misconduct.

In an appearance on Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla on March 12, Reed called on Cuomo to resign. Reed said he thought Cuomo’s “ego and arrogance” would keep Cuomo from resigning as more women claimed Cuomo had behaved inappropriately toward them.

“That’s exactly why we join in a bipartisan call for his resignation, because these elected officials represent the people,” Reed said. “They represent the people that put him into office, and now he’s lost that confidence. And if you don’t have the confidence of the people that you represent, how can you make fundamental decisions? How are you going to make objective decisions rather than personal decisions that are looking for a way to protect yourself as you leave office and not seek reelection? This is why that call is growing and that’s why this support is there. And that’s why I do believe Governor Cuomo should resign. But his pride is not going to allow him to do that.”