DNC Chair Tom Perez once said that he did think any candidate who engaged in sexual misconduct should step aside. Now the party’s presidential pick faces a credible accusation.

How will Perez stand on the issue now? So far, it has been silent.

According to The Daily Caller:

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez said in December 2017 that any candidate or elected official “who has engaged in sexual misconduct” should “step aside.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, now stands accused of sexual assault by his former Senate staffer, Tara Reade.

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One of Reade’s former neighbors, a Biden supporter, corroborated key details of Reade’s account in an interview published Monday. Reade’s mother also appeared to reference Reade’s allegations while calling into “Larry King Live” in 1993.

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“The Democratic Party will stand up for women and for what is right. Public service is a public trust. If you are a candidate for office or an elected official who has engaged in sexual misconduct, you should step aside – whether you sit in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, or the Oval Office,” the DNC chair said in a statement at the time.

Perez made the statement when talking about the resignation of former Senator Al Franken. Franken’s resignation could potentially be seen as the end of the #metoo movement because it ended up getting one of their own when the likely goal was to take out President Trump.