Graham Platner denies ex-girlfriend’s allegations of ‘unsettling’ behavior and new Nazi ‘Totenkopf’ tattoo claim

There’s also been much attention on Platner's past posts on the social media site Reddit, which were dismissive of military sexual assaults and used homophobic slurs, for which he has apologized - (Getty Images)

U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has denied claims of “reckless” and “unsettling” behavior toward an ex-girlfriend who alleged he repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room more than a decade ago.

Lyndsey Fifield told The New York Times that Platner, a Democrat, never hit or punched her, but the incidents left her shaken and afraid. Fifield, a conservative activist, said she dated Platner for about two years, starting in 2013 when he was a student at George Washington University following his military service.