Second Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Graham Platner of Stealthing at Least 6 Times
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 7
Second Woman Accuses Senate Candidate Graham Platner of Stealthing at Least 6 Times
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 7
Summary
Lyndsey Fifield said Graham Platner removed condoms without her consent at least six times during sex in Washington from 2013 to 2015, after she repeatedly told him she was not on birth control.
Platner’s campaign called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated,” but Fifield said she went public Tuesday to show another accuser, Jenny Racicot, “was not alone.”
Racicot’s separate sexual-assault allegation surfaced Monday, prompting a cascade of dropped endorsements and calls for Platner to quit the Maine Senate race, including from Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Fifield had previously accused Platner of physical abuse and said a close friend knew of the condom-removal incidents years ago, adding to scrutiny already surrounding his campaign.