Senate Democrats are currently looking into a new allegation of sexual misconduct regarding Brett Kavanaugh, this time dating back to his time as a freshman at Yale University in the 1980s, according to a New Yorker report published Sunday

At least two Democratic offices are reportedly investigating the allegations from Deborah Ramirez, who says Kavanaugh exposed himself in front of her during a gathering at Yale.

Kavanaugh has already denied the claims.

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Ramirez is accusing Kavanaugh of thrusting his penis in her face, causing her to touch it without her consent, according to The New Yorker.

Ramirez told the magazine that she believes the FBI should investigate the incident.

“I would think an FBI investigation would be warranted,” she said.

But Kavanaugh denied the event ever happened, saying in a statement: "The people who knew me then know that this did not happen, and have said so. This is a smear, plain and simple."

"I look forward to testifying on Thursday about the truth, and defending my good name—and the reputation for character and integrity I have spent a lifetime building—against these last-minute allegations," he said.

The White House in a statement expressed unwavering support for Kavanaugh, calling the allegation part of a "coordinated smear campaign" by Democrats. “This 35-year-old, uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign by the Democrats designed to tear down a good man," White House spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said. "This claim is denied by all who were said to be present and is wholly inconsistent with what many women and men who knew Judge Kavanaugh at the time in college say. The White House stands firmly behind Judge Kavanaugh.”

The allegation comes roughly a week after Christine Blasey Ford went public with allegations against Kavanaugh, claiming that he held her down and attempted to remove her clothes during a high school party in 1982.