Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that Roy Moore should “step aside” amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct against the Republican Alabama Senate candidate.

"He should step aside," Ryan told reporters Tuesday morning.

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Ryan said that the allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against Moore "are credible,” adding that “if he cares about the values and the people who claims to care about, then he should step aside.”

Ryan’s comments come one day after a fifth woman came forward to accuse Moore of sexual misconduct. Beverly Young Nelson alleged Monday that Moore had sexually assaulted her in the 1970s, when she was 16.

A The Washington Post report published last week included an allegation that Moore had an sexual encounter with a 14-year-old when he was in his early 30s.

Moore admitted during an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity last week that he had dated teenage girls in the past, but denied any sexual misconduct. He said on Monday that he didn't know Nelson.

Republicans have stepped up their calls for Moore to drop out of the race in recent days.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE (R-Ky.) said on Monday that Moore should drop out.

Sen. Cory Gardner Cory Scott GardnerJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Gardner on court vacancy: Country needs to mourn Ginsburg 'before the politics begin' MORE (R-Colo.), the head of the GOP Senate campaign arm, on Monday called for the Senate to expel Moore if he wins the election.

--This report was updated at 10:50 a.m.