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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Sommerlad

MTG backtracks after casting doubt on sexual assault accuser

MTG Graham Platner sexual assault Marjorie Taylor Greene
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene deleted a social media post criticizing a woman who made sexual assault allegations against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.
  • Jenny Racicot accused Platner of repeatedly assaulting her after entering her home uninvited while intoxicated in 2021.
  • Platner denied the allegations, calling them "troubling, serious, and false," and has previously attributed past troubling behavior to undiagnosed PTSD and alcohol use.
  • Greene's deleted post suggested that sexual assault allegations should be reported immediately and questioned the timing and motivation of delayed reports.
  • Maine's Democratic Party, Senate Democratic leadership, and key backers have called for Platner to withdraw from the Senate race, with the DSCC stating it will not invest if he remains.

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