Is a “Time’s Up” moment for Joe Biden on the horizon?

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is actively investigating the sexual-assault accusation against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee brought by Tara Reade, even though the 1983 allegation is past the statute of limitations for prosecution.

“This is an active ongoing investigation and there are no further details to provide at this time,” a spokesperson for the department told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “Cases that are handled by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit go through a multi-review prior to being assigned a disposition. This case is progressing through the review process.”

That the investigation is open despite the accusation having occurred past the statute of limitations has struck experts as unusual.

Reade was a staff assistant in Biden’s office while he served as a U.S. senator. She claims that in 1993, he pushed her against a wall and used his fingers to penetrate her. The Biden campaign denies the accusations, though the presidential contender himself has not yet commented directly on the matter.

Reade filed an incident report with the D.C. police on April 9 that said she “disclosed that she was the victim of a sexual assault which was committed by Subject-2 in 1993.” Reade later confirmed that the referenced “Subject-2” is Biden.

Reade stated that she filed the incident report for “safety reasons,” to establish a paper trail in the event “something happened to me” and to demonstrate her seriousness about the allegation (it is illegal to make a false police report). She told the Examiner that she has received threatening and vulgar messages since making her allegations.

Reade further said she did not expect the police to investigate her claim due to the statute of limitations and that she has no plans to sue Biden in civil court, where D.C. has removed the statute of limitations for sex-related crimes.

She explained she was assigned a victim’s advocate with the police department and put in touch with another through a nonprofit. “They’re helping me mainly with safety planning,” she related.

Police did not confirm whether Reade had a victim’s advocate assigned, although experts on the subject say it is standard practice to assign such aid to individuals who make assault claims.

Former police officers and sex-crime experts offered their opinion on why the case has not yet been closed.

“Sometimes they receive information that is never going to lead to a criminal charge, but nonetheless, does invoke some of their obligations as public safety officials,” said Wendy Murphy, a former sex-crimes prosecutor who teaches sexual-violence law at New England Law, Boston.

“Is it usual or typical? I think the answer is no. But this is also not a usual, typical case,” she added.

According to Murphy, Reade’s case may still be open after two weeks because officers are concerned about her safety or they believe her allegations could lead to additional revelations.

“You don’t waste resources reviewing something that has no purpose,” Murphy observed.

Some found the situation odd considering that there is ultimately little law enforcement can do should they believe Reade’s allegations are credible.

“I wouldn’t expect a department to look into this for that long, maybe just take a report and close it out. It would also automatically be closed, they wouldn’t spend time investigating something they can’t prosecute,” said a former officer (speaking on condition of anonymity) who considered the move by D.C. police to be out-of-the-ordinary.

He continued, “I’m sure the D.C. PD has plenty of work without creating it. Obviously, it’s a very high-profile case, so high-profile cases get a lot more attention unfortunately than if the victim or offender wasn’t a known public figure. In spite of that, I wouldn’t expect them to proceed on something that had no chance of getting prosecution.”

Meanwhile, former Florida police officer Robert Pusins, who now serves as an expert witness in civil trials, speculates the Biden cases remains open because of the subject’s high profile.

“It’s a balancing act and either way the police are gonna be caught in the middle and criticized for not investigating thoroughly or investigating thoroughly a 30-year-old claim,” Pusins said.

Reade said she hopes this situation will encourage individuals with allegations against the former vice president to come forward.

“There is a mechanism for them to remain anonymous by going to the D.C. Metro Police, or they can direct them to their law enforcement,” she said.

Biden, 77, has a history of inappropriately touching, caressing, and fondling women and girls in public — encounters some women have said made them feel “uncomfortable.”

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