Democratic Party Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner was accused of sexual assault by a woman he dated some five years ago, in a bombshell report from Politico on Monday.
“The woman, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, detailed the alleged incident to POLITICO in three interviews over the past two weeks,” Politico reported, adding:
POLITICO also spoke with a man Racicot dated and confided in the years after the alleged incident, and reviewed documents, including emails between Racicot and her therapist and messages between Racicot and an acquaintance whom she warned against getting involved with Platner years before he ran for office.
Platner denied the allegation, telling the outlet, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
Kind of surprising that the guy with the 20-year Nazi tattoo is now being accused of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend. Sarcasm aside, it's another example of the MeToo movement seemingly boomeranging back on Democrats (see: Eric Swalwell). That said, the allegations against Platner, brought by Jenny Racicot, are extremely serious. She says he showed up at her home in a blackout state after she had explicitly told him not to come, then forced himself on her before she cut off all contact. If that's what happened, this goes well beyond the usual debates over mixed signals or disputed consent. Allegedly forcing your way into someone's home and then sexually assaulting them is in an entirely different category. Platner denies the allegations, but given the nature of the accusations, many people are likely to view that denial with skepticism. The only question now is whether the scandal will be enough to end his bid for a Maine Senate seat that already appeared to be a long shot. We'll find out soon enough.
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