Top Democrats—including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the Maine Democratic Party—called on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from his race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on July 6 after he denied a new sexual assault allegation reported by Politico.
Platner said earlier in the evening in a video posted on X that his campaign was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.”
“I wanted to directly address the troubling, serious, and false allegations against me,” Platner said in the video. “Any accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false.”
Politico reported on July 6 that Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine resident who said she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years, alleged that he entered her home uninvited while intoxicated in late 2021 and forced himself on her despite her repeated objections. Racicot told the outlet she cut off contact with Platner after the alleged incident and did not file a police report….
Democratic Leaders Call for Platner to Exit Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegation
