Progressive organizations are calling on House Democrats to start an impeachment inquiry into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael KavanaughTrump plans to pick Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ginsburg on court Collins trails challenger by 4 points in Maine Senate race: poll SCOTUS confirmation in the last month of a close election? Ugly MORE following a New York Times report that suggests he lied under oath during testimony over allegations of sexual assault.

“The evidence that Kavanaugh committed perjury in his Senate testimony is mounting. Brett Kavanaugh is unfit to sit as a Supreme Court justice in the face of so many credible allegations that he sexually assaulted these women. House Democrats must not delay in launching an impeachment probe,” the groups -- The Center for Popular Democracy, Women’s March and Demand Justice -- said in a joint statement.

“This new report corroborates the allegations made by Debbie Ramirez and proves the FBI investigation conducted last year was a sham from the start,” they added.

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“At this point, an impeachment inquiry in the House is the only appropriate way to conduct the fact-finding that Senate Republicans refused to conduct.”

The groups called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' Overnight Health Care: New wave of COVID-19 cases builds in US | Florida to lift all coronavirus restrictions on restaurants, bars | Trump stirs questions with 0 drug coupon plan Overnight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds MORE (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court Schumer: 'Nothing is off the table' if GOP moves forward with Ginsburg replacement Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-N.Y.) to start the impeachment inquiry.

Spokespeople for Pelosi and Nadler did not immediately respond to comment.

The Times reported Saturday that at least seven people heard about an incident in which Kavanaugh allegedly thrust his penis at Ramirez during a freshman year party at Yale.

Kavanaugh has denied the allegations and said during his Senate testimony that the incident would have been “the talk of the campus,” if it had happened.

The Times also reported another accusation of sexual assault against Kavanugh that echoed Ramirez’s claim alleging Kavanaugh exposed himself and pressed his genitals against a woman without her consent.

The former male classmate's allegation was reported to the FBI during Kavanaugh’s confirmation process last year but was not investigated according to the Times.

Kavanaugh faced other high-profile allegations of sexual assault from Christine Blasey Ford, who said he pinned her down, covered her mouth and groped her at a high school party.

Kavanaugh denied all of the allegations he has faced, calling them politically motivated, and was confirmed to the bench. He declined to answer questions about the new allegations to the Times on Saturday.

The progressive groups are also planning a protest Oct. 6 outside the Supreme Court on the one-year anniversary of his confirmation.

--This report was updated at 1:39 p.m.