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A 41-year-old Maine woman has accused embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago, according to a bombshell Politico report published Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Politico interviewed 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot three times over the past two weeks and reviewed documents and witness accounts that it reported corroborated her allegations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Racicot told Politico she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years before \u201che entered her rural Maine home uninvited\u201d in late 2021. She described Platner as \u201cdeeply intoxicated,\u201d claiming he forced himself on her despite repeatedly telling him to stop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Racicot said she felt compelled to come forward after other women raised allegations against Platner.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the reasons I didn\u2019t come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman told POLITICO she connected with Platner on the dating app Bumble in 2019 and had consensual sex with him before the night he allegedly assaulted her. On that night in 2021, she described an \u201calmost blackout drunk\u201d Platner getting on top of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been telling him these words, like: \u2018No, don\u2019t,\u2019\u201d she recalled to Politico. \u201cAnd, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there\u2019s no consent here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Weeks after the alleged assault, Racicot said she \u201cstruggled with shock and confusion\u201d and did not file a police report. The outlet reviewed messages she sent to friends and spoke to partners who appeared to support her account.<\/p>\n

Platner denied the accusations, telling Politico: \u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false.\u201d Minutes after the story was published, Platner took to social media.
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\u201cAny accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false,\u201d he said in a two-minute video message. \u201cRegardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/9itIt4Mw25<\/p>\n

\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The bombshell revelations come as the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign schedule unraveled over the weekend. After failing to appear at a Fourth of July parade in Machias, Platner postponed a Sunday town hall, according to the Bangor Daily News, and later canceled another town hall set for Monday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday morning, Gorham Democrats, a local political group, chalked up the cancellation to the oyster farmer \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, unfortunately, we did have to postpone, not cancel, postpone Graham Platner\u2019s event tonight,\u201d the woman said with a deep sigh. \u201cFrom my understanding, he is not feeling well, so that\u2019s all it is.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Democrats, however, were bracing for a major shakeup. Several told the Bangor Daily News they expected a national news outlet to publish a damaging story about Platner within the next 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Social media erupted with speculation that the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign could soon come to an end, which would upend the midterm landscape and breathe new life into Republican hopes of holding the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people are about to look really dumb,\u201d Ally Sammarco, a Democratic content creator, <\/span>said<\/span> on X. \u201cGood thing I remember each and every one of you who supported him after the NYT article.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In June, <\/span>The New York Times<\/span> cited several ex-girlfriends who claimed Platner engaged in a pattern of \u201cintimidating and disturbing\u201d behavior in their relationships and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three of Platner\u2019s ex-girlfriends, including Lyndsey Fifield, described volatile and \u201ctoxic\u201d relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful. On one occasion, an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of twisting her arm, shoving her into a bedroom, and holding the door shut until she became \u201ccalm.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Platner campaign denied allegations of misconduct and rushed to MS NOW to do damage control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,\u201d <\/span>Platner said on the television network.<\/span> \u201cAnything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who\u2019s politically motivated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Racicot told Politico the partisan, Democratic-led attacks on the New York Times story also pushed her to speak out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy part of the story was just a read-over,\u201d Racicot said to Politico. \u201cAnd the story was Lyndsey, and the accusations of her being politically motivated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On top of that, <\/span>The Daily Wire previously uncovered<\/span> that the Senate hopeful maintained an active account on a social media platform known to attract child predators. Several media outlets reported that Platner, a married man, had exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Platner\u2019s decisive primary victory dealt a major blow to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who recruited and backed Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills. <\/span>Maine Democrats face a <\/span>July 13 deadline<\/span> to swap Platner for another Democrat to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n

P<\/span>rediction markets<\/span> have shifted sharply, with the odds of Platner dropping out climbing from 9% Monday morning to 90%.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A 41-year-old Maine woman has accused embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago, according to a bombshell Politico report published Monday.Politico interviewed 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot three times over the past two weeks and reviewed documents and witness accounts that it reported corroborated her allegations.Racicot told Politico she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years before \u201che entered her rural Maine home uninvited\u201d in late 2021. She described Platner as \u201cdeeply intoxicated,\u201d claiming he forced himself on her despite repeatedly telling him to stop.\u00a0\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Racicot said she felt compelled to come forward after other women raised allegations against Platner.\u201cOne of the reasons I didn\u2019t come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.\u201dThe woman told POLITICO she connected with Platner on the dating app Bumble in 2019 and had consensual sex with him before the night he allegedly assaulted her. On that night in 2021, she described an \u201calmost blackout drunk\u201d Platner getting on top of her.\u201cI had been telling him these words, like: \u2018No, don\u2019t,\u2019\u201d she recalled to Politico. \u201cAnd, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there\u2019s no consent here,\u201d she said.Weeks after the alleged assault, Racicot said she \u201cstruggled with shock and confusion\u201d and did not file a police report. The outlet reviewed messages she sent to friends and spoke to partners who appeared to support her account.Platner denied the accusations, telling Politico: \u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false.\u201d Minutes after the story was published, Platner took to social media.\u201cAny accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false,\u201d he said in a two-minute video message. \u201cRegardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward\u2026\u201dpic.twitter.com\/9itIt4Mw25\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 6, 2026The bombshell revelations come as the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign schedule unraveled over the weekend. After failing to appear at a Fourth of July parade in Machias, Platner postponed a Sunday town hall, according to the Bangor Daily News, and later canceled another town hall set for Monday evening.On Monday morning, Gorham Democrats, a local political group, chalked up the cancellation to the oyster farmer \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d\u00a0\u201cSo, unfortunately, we did have to postpone, not cancel, postpone Graham Platner\u2019s event tonight,\u201d the woman said with a deep sigh. \u201cFrom my understanding, he is not feeling well, so that\u2019s all it is.\u201d\u00a0Democrats, however, were bracing for a major shakeup. Several told the Bangor Daily News they expected a national news outlet to publish a damaging story about Platner within the next 24 hours.Social media erupted with speculation that the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign could soon come to an end, which would upend the midterm landscape and breathe new life into Republican hopes of holding the Senate.\u201cA lot of people are about to look really dumb,\u201d Ally Sammarco, a Democratic content creator, said on X. \u201cGood thing I remember each and every one of you who supported him after the NYT article.\u201d\u00a0In June, The New York Times cited several ex-girlfriends who claimed Platner engaged in a pattern of \u201cintimidating and disturbing\u201d behavior in their relationships and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo.\u00a0Three of Platner\u2019s ex-girlfriends, including Lyndsey Fifield, described volatile and \u201ctoxic\u201d relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful. On one occasion, an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of twisting her arm, shoving her into a bedroom, and holding the door shut until she became \u201ccalm.\u201d\u00a0The Platner campaign denied allegations of misconduct and rushed to MS NOW to do damage control.\u00a0\u201cThere are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,\u201d Platner said on the television network. \u201cAnything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who\u2019s politically motivated.\u201dRacicot told Politico the partisan, Democratic-led attacks on the New York Times story also pushed her to speak out.\u00a0\u201cMy part of the story was just a read-over,\u201d Racicot said to Politico. \u201cAnd the story was Lyndsey, and the accusations of her being politically motivated.\u201dOn top of that, The Daily Wire previously uncovered that the Senate hopeful maintained an active account on a social media platform known to attract child predators. Several media outlets reported that Platner, a married man, had exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women.\u00a0Platner\u2019s decisive primary victory dealt a major blow to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who recruited and backed Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills. Maine Democrats face a July 13 deadline to swap Platner for another Democrat to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Prediction markets have shifted sharply, with the odds of Platner dropping out climbing from 9% Monday morning to 90%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nA New Sexual Assault Accusation Rocks Maine Democrat Graham Platner - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=995\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A New Sexual Assault Accusation Rocks Maine Democrat Graham Platner - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A 41-year-old Maine woman has accused embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago, according to a bombshell Politico report published Monday.Politico interviewed 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot three times over the past two weeks and reviewed documents and witness accounts that it reported corroborated her allegations.Racicot told Politico she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years before \u201che entered her rural Maine home uninvited\u201d in late 2021. She described Platner as \u201cdeeply intoxicated,\u201d claiming he forced himself on her despite repeatedly telling him to stop.\u00a0\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Racicot said she felt compelled to come forward after other women raised allegations against Platner.\u201cOne of the reasons I didn\u2019t come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.\u201dThe woman told POLITICO she connected with Platner on the dating app Bumble in 2019 and had consensual sex with him before the night he allegedly assaulted her. 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The outlet reviewed messages she sent to friends and spoke to partners who appeared to support her account.Platner denied the accusations, telling Politico: \u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false.\u201d Minutes after the story was published, Platner took to social media.\u201cAny accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false,\u201d he said in a two-minute video message. \u201cRegardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward\u2026\u201dpic.twitter.com\/9itIt4Mw25\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 6, 2026The bombshell revelations come as the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign schedule unraveled over the weekend. 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She described Platner as \u201cdeeply intoxicated,\u201d claiming he forced himself on her despite repeatedly telling him to stop.\u00a0\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Racicot said she felt compelled to come forward after other women raised allegations against Platner.\u201cOne of the reasons I didn\u2019t come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person,\u201d she said to Politico. \u201cI just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.\u201dThe woman told POLITICO she connected with Platner on the dating app Bumble in 2019 and had consensual sex with him before the night he allegedly assaulted her. On that night in 2021, she described an \u201calmost blackout drunk\u201d Platner getting on top of her.\u201cI had been telling him these words, like: \u2018No, don\u2019t,\u2019\u201d she recalled to Politico. \u201cAnd, the look on his face and realizing what was happening, I just realized that, like, I am in a situation where there\u2019s no consent here,\u201d she said.Weeks after the alleged assault, Racicot said she \u201cstruggled with shock and confusion\u201d and did not file a police report. The outlet reviewed messages she sent to friends and spoke to partners who appeared to support her account.Platner denied the accusations, telling Politico: \u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false.\u201d Minutes after the story was published, Platner took to social media.\u201cAny accusation of nonconsensual behavior is categorically false,\u201d he said in a two-minute video message. \u201cRegardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking time to reflect on the best path forward\u2026\u201dpic.twitter.com\/9itIt4Mw25\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) July 6, 2026The bombshell revelations come as the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign schedule unraveled over the weekend. After failing to appear at a Fourth of July parade in Machias, Platner postponed a Sunday town hall, according to the Bangor Daily News, and later canceled another town hall set for Monday evening.On Monday morning, Gorham Democrats, a local political group, chalked up the cancellation to the oyster farmer \u201cnot feeling well.\u201d\u00a0\u201cSo, unfortunately, we did have to postpone, not cancel, postpone Graham Platner\u2019s event tonight,\u201d the woman said with a deep sigh. \u201cFrom my understanding, he is not feeling well, so that\u2019s all it is.\u201d\u00a0Democrats, however, were bracing for a major shakeup. Several told the Bangor Daily News they expected a national news outlet to publish a damaging story about Platner within the next 24 hours.Social media erupted with speculation that the Maine Democrat\u2019s campaign could soon come to an end, which would upend the midterm landscape and breathe new life into Republican hopes of holding the Senate.\u201cA lot of people are about to look really dumb,\u201d Ally Sammarco, a Democratic content creator, said on X. \u201cGood thing I remember each and every one of you who supported him after the NYT article.\u201d\u00a0In June, The New York Times cited several ex-girlfriends who claimed Platner engaged in a pattern of \u201cintimidating and disturbing\u201d behavior in their relationships and lied about not knowing the meaning of his Nazi tattoo.\u00a0Three of Platner\u2019s ex-girlfriends, including Lyndsey Fifield, described volatile and \u201ctoxic\u201d relationships with the Senate hopeful, claiming he demeaned women, became physically threatening, and was repeatedly unfaithful. On one occasion, an ex-girlfriend accused Platner of twisting her arm, shoving her into a bedroom, and holding the door shut until she became \u201ccalm.\u201d\u00a0The Platner campaign denied allegations of misconduct and rushed to MS NOW to do damage control.\u00a0\u201cThere are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about, are simply not true,\u201d Platner said on the television network. \u201cAnything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who\u2019s politically motivated.\u201dRacicot told Politico the partisan, Democratic-led attacks on the New York Times story also pushed her to speak out.\u00a0\u201cMy part of the story was just a read-over,\u201d Racicot said to Politico. \u201cAnd the story was Lyndsey, and the accusations of her being politically motivated.\u201dOn top of that, The Daily Wire previously uncovered that the Senate hopeful maintained an active account on a social media platform known to attract child predators. Several media outlets reported that Platner, a married man, had exchanged sexually explicit messages with several women.\u00a0Platner\u2019s decisive primary victory dealt a major blow to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who recruited and backed Maine Democratic Governor Janet Mills. Maine Democrats face a July 13 deadline to swap Platner for another Democrat to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. 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