But when the police interviewed her, she denied the assertion.
No one has been charged, and the players have denied the woman's assertions.
The Kerry campaign denied the assertion, saying the vice president offered no evidence.
He also denied assertions that his company got subsidies from the city.
Several of the six ministers denied the assertion, and the others made no public comment.
A statement from the publisher said the author had denied the newspaper's assertion.
They also denied the assertion that the experiment might have been harmful.
Witnesses at the scene denied the officer's assertion that the two had struggled.
A month ago, its top executive denied assertions that it had hidden repeated problems.
The state agency denied the assertion that it was shortchanging the city.