Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner of Sexual Assault

A former girlfriend of Maine 🏛️Senate candidate 👤Graham Platner has publicly accused him of raping her nearly five years ago, adding a new allegation as scrutiny surrounding his campaign continues.

Jenny Racicot shared her account in an interview with Politico, alleging that Platner entered her unlocked home after she had told him she did not want to see him.

According to Racicot, Platner was intoxicated when he arrived and ignored her repeated objections.

She told the outlet that she repeatedly said, "No, don't," but claimed he "was very drunk and wouldn't take no for an answer."

"And, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there's no consent here," Racicot said.

Politico reported that Racicot provided correspondence with her therapist as well as messages exchanged with a former date whom she had told about the alleged incident, which the outlet cited as corroborating evidence that she discussed the allegation years before making it public.

Racicot had previously appeared briefly in a New York Times