Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:37:30 GMT

Democratic nominee, dogged by controversy since entering contest, says ‘for the movement to continue, it can’t be me’Woman accuses Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assaultGraham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, is suspending his campaign following sexual assault allegations.Platner announced his decision in an 11-minute video posted to social media on Wednesday evening, in which he angrily accused the Democratic establishment and corporate media of “using these allegations to take away all of the things we need to run a campaign” and acting “as judge, jury and executioner”. Continue reading...

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