Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 7
Graham Platner Faces 2013-2015 Stealthing Accusation by Ex-Girlfriend
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 7

Graham Platner Faces 2013-2015 Stealthing Accusation by Ex-Girlfriend

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 7

Summary

  • Lyndsey Fifield told The Washington Post that Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly removed condoms without her consent during sex while they dated in Washington from 2013 to 2015.
  • Fifield said she told Platner multiple times he had to wear condoms because she was not on birth control, framing the alleged conduct as repeated and explicitly against her stated conditions.
  • The accusation adds to earlier claims by Fifield that Platner physically abused her, deepening scrutiny of the embattled candidate as the allegations against him widen.

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