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lapucelle

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29. Politico (who broke the story) said that they reviewed documents.
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 05:56 PM
16 hrs ago
A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies.

The woman, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, detailed the alleged incident to POLITICO in three interviews over the past two weeks. POLITICO also spoke with a man Racicot dated and confided in the years after the alleged incident, and reviewed documents, including emails between Racicot and her therapist and messages between Racicot and an acquaintance whom she warned against getting involved with Platner years before he ran for office.

Racicot said she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner, who is now the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, for more than two years before he entered her rural Maine home uninvited one night in late 2021, deeply intoxicated, and forced himself on her while she repeatedly told him to stop. She said she cut off contact with him after telling him the encounter was not consensual.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Nonsense bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #1
* Only if they're Republicans. BannonsLiver 17 hrs ago #7
You got me bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #45
Hopefully, providing that there is some verifiable evidence... -misanthroptimist 18 hrs ago #2
Oh puh-leeze... milestogo 18 hrs ago #3
Quantity isn't quality -misanthroptimist 18 hrs ago #4
And if this were happening to men instead of women we wouldn't even be having this discussion. milestogo 18 hrs ago #5
You're saying no evidence is required from women making this claim? live love laugh 17 hrs ago #12
I neither trust nor believe men or women based on their gender -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #19
No one said anything about witnesses or cameras -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #23
To prove something in a court of law you need evidence. milestogo 17 hrs ago #26
I agree it can be difficult to prove -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #31
And FYI- attempted rapes are usually not prosecuted. milestogo 15 hrs ago #51
I know. -misanthroptimist 15 hrs ago #60
My daughter went to the hospital Lifeafter70 13 hrs ago #82
I'm so sorry for what your daughter went through mcar 13 hrs ago #85
The authorities were upset with her because she couldn't do it. Lifeafter70 13 hrs ago #88
First, my heart goes out to your daughter -misanthroptimist 13 hrs ago #86
This happened at work Lifeafter70 13 hrs ago #90
There is evidence. SamuelAdams 17 hrs ago #10
Do you a link for that or a source article on those emails, I can't find one. Thanks. nt blue_jay 17 hrs ago #15
The politico article that started today's avalanche of calls to resign Ms. Toad 8 hrs ago #109
You're talking about a specific case -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #18
Yes wern't most of the first batch of accusations, IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #25
No idea -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #28
No obamanut2012 16 hrs ago #30
No. Try again mcar 13 hrs ago #80
Wow. MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #37
You can let go of the pearls -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #38
Oh, really? MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #94
What things seem to you is of no consequence to anyone but you -misanthroptimist 13 hrs ago #96
She could be cashing a nice, Republican check. Ever thought about that? paleotn 16 hrs ago #43
Prove it. MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #92
He has not been convicted but there is sufficient evidence and doubt about his story that Wonder Why 12 hrs ago #100
I strongly suggest that you acquaint yourself with the actual statistics niyad 15 hrs ago #57
You should indeed be shaking your head -misanthroptimist 15 hrs ago #62
Yet, by your statements, every woman who makes a report is niyad 14 hrs ago #65
Nonsense -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #70
You have made yourself perfectly clear. niyad 14 hrs ago #71
Good -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #73
As I said, perfectly clear. niyad 14 hrs ago #74
And you got in the last word -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #75
They sure have. SMDH mcar 13 hrs ago #83
Crystal. MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #95
She has messages to a woman mentioning it from dsc 14 hrs ago #66
Glad you asked -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #68
We, and they, have had this woman's name for a month dsc 14 hrs ago #69
Great. -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #72
I hear, but there are often no witnesses, believe me, I know. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #112
That's what makes it difficult -misanthroptimist 2 hrs ago #113
Mike Tyson's rape case also had no hard evidence Polybius 1 hr ago #117
You tell me. Exactly how many? -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #39
I think it depends on the man. milestogo 16 hrs ago #46
And therein lies a problem -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #64
"the same accusation made by multiple people" milestogo 14 hrs ago #79
Too Much Deference to Platner Starbeach 15 hrs ago #50
He is apparently receiving around 4k/month VA disability. But, as I niyad 13 hrs ago #87
Politico (who broke the story) said that they reviewed documents. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #29
Her account of the episode. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #35
But some here need way more details mcar 13 hrs ago #84
I hear you. MorbidButterflyTat 12 hrs ago #103
Thanks mcar 12 hrs ago #104
I'm sorry, I find the whole story a bit unbelievable. infullview 9 min ago #120
Careful there. That might cause potential Republican propaganda not to work. paleotn 16 hrs ago #42
MAGA feel the same exact way about their pervert in chief. Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #89
Words in frustration. My original post. paleotn 13 hrs ago #91
Nope. I may not always love a candidate, but I would never vote for a rapist. That is not something one Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #97
I agree, that is beyond the pale. paleotn 12 hrs ago #102
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Raftergirl 12 hrs ago #105
Apparently there are emails between her and her therapist synni 14 hrs ago #63
"If this can be believed" -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #67
This guy MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #98
Agreed on all counts. :) -misanthroptimist 12 hrs ago #99
I'm so sick of it PatSeg 17 hrs ago #6
Apparently. milestogo 17 hrs ago #8
Yes and that is why campaigns usually PatSeg 17 hrs ago #13
Maybe he didn't think anything he did was wrong MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #14
I was working for a candidate and a story came out milestogo 17 hrs ago #20
Yes and that's actually worse PatSeg 15 hrs ago #55
or run as a repuke Skittles 16 hrs ago #33
Men who do this believe that most men do this, and Maru Kitteh 16 hrs ago #40
Probably true PatSeg 15 hrs ago #58
The gentleman had some questionable behavior in the past Keepthesoulalive 17 hrs ago #21
he's a straight white man Skittles 16 hrs ago #34
I'm seeing some posts implying if republicans vote for scum Keepthesoulalive 16 hrs ago #41
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver 17 hrs ago #9
The stuff is hitting the fan. Jacson6 17 hrs ago #11
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #16
THANK YOU Skittles 17 hrs ago #17
Or they can switch to the GOP and get elected to the highest offices, i.e. president, SCOTUS. Katinfl 17 hrs ago #22
yup Skittles 16 hrs ago #36
This can cure the problem. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #24
Thank You! Innocent Smith 16 hrs ago #27
+1000! mcar 16 hrs ago #32
Susan Collins sends her thanks! She doesn't know what she'd do without Dems doing her work for her. paleotn 16 hrs ago #44
Aww, bless your heart mcar 13 hrs ago #93
First off, he's not my guy. paleotn 12 hrs ago #101
On the slightest pretext? Credible accusation of rape, mcar 1 hr ago #118
It's sickening. MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #52
x 1000 RockCreek 14 hrs ago #78
Apparently "Believe all women" was just a soundbite MichMan 14 hrs ago #76
The Maine Democratic Party calls on Graham Planter to drop out of the Senate race. LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #47
My aunt was nearly murdered by her wacko husband Just_Vote_Dem 16 hrs ago #48
So another 6 years of Collins? The Supreme Court appointments she supported did more damage to 3Hotdogs 16 hrs ago #49
Purge the scumbags. Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #53
Perfect is the enemy of good. Bobstandard 15 hrs ago #54
This is EXACTLY why I felt he should have been dropped the first time. jmbar2 15 hrs ago #56
This bad publicity impacts on all Democrat candidates. That is why he should go, not the assumption of guilt, but we Doodley 15 hrs ago #59
Winning at any cost warmfeet 15 hrs ago #61
Doesn't seem to matter to Republican pedophiles and their President. live love laugh 11 hrs ago #107
Guess the tent is bigger than I imagined. WinningAgain 14 hrs ago #77
100x WarGamer 13 hrs ago #81
Kick red dog 1 11 hrs ago #106
+1000 applegrove 9 hrs ago #108
I don't think Platner assaulted anyone f64PTjmtR 5 hrs ago #110
This message was self-deleted by its author Stacey Grove 5 hrs ago #111
Why? mcar 1 hr ago #119
I'm amazed that when a Democrat leads, things like this come out. AZLD4Candidate 2 hrs ago #114
And fuck the rape apologists. n/t demmiblue 2 hrs ago #115
No kidding. When did we start supporting SA abusers, to get votes. WinningAgain 1 hr ago #116
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