Woman accuses Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault

A woman who dated Graham Platner, Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, accused him of sexual assaulting her nearly five years ago, an allegation Platner denies, Politico reported on Monday.

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Jenny Racicot, 41, of Maine told Politico that Platner — whom she said she had casually dated on and off from 2019 to 2021 — entered her home one night late in 2021, uninvited and deeply intoxicated, and forced her to have sex despite her telling him to stop.

In a statement provided to Politico, Platner called the allegations “troubling, serious, and false.”

“Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue,” he added.

The scandal-plagued candidate repeated that statement in a video posted to X shortly after the Politico story published, in which he also said his campaign is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.”