Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing mounting calls to withdraw from Maine's closely watched Senate race after a former partner accused him of sexually assaulting her during an incident in 2021. Platner denied the allegation, describing any accusation of non-consensual behaviour as 'categorically untrue'.
The allegation was published by Politico after interviews with Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old Maine resident who said she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years. The publication said it reviewed contemporaneous emails, private messages and interviews with people Racicot had previously confided in that supported the timeline of her account.
