{"id":324,"date":"2026-07-06T20:15:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=324"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:15:24","slug":"graham-platner-will-reflect-on-best-path-forward-after-sex-assault-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=324","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner Will \u2018Reflect on Best Path Forward\u2019 After Sex Assault Allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe Senate campaign of Maine candidate Graham Platner is in question following a disturbing new sexual assault allegation. According to new reporting from <em>Politico<\/em>, a woman who dated Platner between 2019 and 2021 says the Marine turned oyster farmer forced her to have sex with him while he was drunk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=322\">Trump Admits Pushing FIFA to Let Birthright Citizen Play World Cup Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a video message released following the report on Monday, Platner said that the allegations were \u201ctroubling, serious, and false,\u201d and that he and his campaign will \u201creflect on the best path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cRegardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPlatner won the state\u2019s Democratic primary last month despite several controversies, setting up a showdown with Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The ballot deadline is a week away, meaning Democrats could still replace him in the race if he decides to drop out before the deadline passes. Platner\u2019s campaign abruptly cancelled a series of scheduled events ahead of <em>Politico<\/em>\u2019s report on Monday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tThe woman accusing Platner \u2013- 41-year-old Jenny Racicot, a resident of Maine \u2014 told <em>Politico<\/em> that she dated Platner sporadically for a period of about two years. She described an incident in 2021 in which Platner arrived at her home uninvited \u201calmost blackout drunk,\u201d and forced her into sex while ignoring her protests. Racicot alleged that Platner ejaculated in her despite her not being on birth control and pleading with him not to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=320\">What Makes America Great Was on Display in D.C. \u2014 Just Not at Trump\u2019s Celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe 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. She says Platner claimed not to recall the incident when she confronted him the next morning, and she broke off the relationship and ceased contact shortly after confirming she was not pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn order to corroborate her story, Racicot provided <em>Politico<\/em> with recent email exchanges between herself and her therapist\u00a0 in which she discussed potentially coming forward and seeking corroboration of her allegations. <em>Politico<\/em> also spoke to a subsequent partner of Racicot\u2019s who said she described the assault to him in 2023, two years before Platner announced his candidacy. Racicot also provided the outlet with Facebook messages from 2023 between herself and an acquaintance who had been set up on a date with Platner. \u201cHe can be charming and funny, and he\u2019s a decently intelligent person, he\u2019s not all bad, but I ended up in a bad situation with him and I will just very politely call him consensually careless at times [\u2026] when drunk,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tFor months now, the Platner campaign has battled a series of scandals that have destabilized the Democrats position in the must-win Senate race. He has so far weathered them, winning the primary and polling well against Collins. Racicot\u2019s sexual assault allegation is the most damning charge yet against Platner, and may ultimately spell the end of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/businessmovingservicess.com\/?p=318\">Trump Said a Bunch of Weird Stuff About History in  July 4th Speech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Platner, the progressive Democrat running for Senate in Maine, has been accused of sexual assault and says he will weigh his options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consensually-careless"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graham Platner Will \u2018Reflect on Best Path Forward\u2019 After Sex Assault Allegation - 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