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In a lengthy email to USA TODAY, Hancock County District Attorney Bob Granger said his office cannot comment on whether any criminal investigation exists, noting that Maine law criminalizes unlawfully disseminating information from an investigative record.
Granger added that his office wouldn't ordinarily open an investigation unless a victim makes a formal sexual assault complaint to law enforcement for the area where the crime happened, and that victims of sexual assaults may be reluctant to move forward criminally for "a number of valid reasons," including "horrendous emotional and psychological pain."
However, Granger said his office takes formal complaints seriously.
"If a victim exercises the courage to come forward to law enforcement with credible allegations, we owe it to both them and the general public to carefully examine those claims," he said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/07/09/can-graham-platner-be-charged-sexual-assault-allegations/90860218007/
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