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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is denying a new allegation of sexual assault, an explosive development injecting tumult into a race that is central to the Democratic Party\u2019s path to winning back the Senate. <\/p>\n

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Despite the denials, Platner said in a video that he is taking \u201ctime to reflect on the best path forward\u201d with his candidacy. <\/p>\n

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On Monday, Politico reported that a former girlfriend of Platner, Jenny Racicot, 41, of Maine, is alleging that in 2021, Platner showed up at her home unannounced and drunk. She told the publication that Platner had forced himself on her. <\/p>\n

\u201cI remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,\u201d Racicot told Politico. \u201cI remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, \u2018This is no longer my choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Platner flatly denied the allegations and his campaign called them orchestrated and part of a broader \u201csmear\u201d effort against him. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese allegations are troubling, serious, and false. Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue,\u201d Platner said in the statement. He also released a video denying the report, calling the Racicot\u2019s account \u201ccategorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the video statement, Platner seemed to indicate his candidacy was in question saying that \u201cregardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting,\u201d he was \u201cmindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins.\u201d <\/p>\n

The campaign released a similar statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese allegations are very serious and Graham vigorously denies them. They are also coached and coordinated by out of state establishment operatives,\u201d the campaign\u2019s statement read. <\/p>\n

NBC News did not independently verify the report and through a representative, Racicot did not comment. <\/p>\n

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Racicot earlier appeared in a New York Times article that interviewed several women who had dated Platner and recalled \u201cunsettling\u201d behavior. Racicot said she casually dated Platner between 2019 and 2021. <\/p>\n

She told the Times that Platner arrived at her house drunk in 2021, even though she had asked him not to come over. She did not elaborate on what else happened in that report. <\/p>\n

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Racicot told Politico that she was torn about coming forward because she agrees with Platner politically but decided to because she wants people \u201cto have a whole scope of who he is as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, NBC News reported that social media influencer Cheyenne Hunt, who is also an attorney and launched a women\u2019s advocacy group, was working with multiple women who had contacted her after they had personal relationships with Platner. Platner canceled multiple public events over the weekend. On Monday, Hunt revealed Racicot was one of the women. <\/p>\n

\u201cCourageous women came forward at great personal risk to expose the truth, protect other women, and ensure that Maine voters are not forced to choose between a predator and a traitor to women,\u201d Hunt said in a statement. \u201cWith the new allegations of rape and sexual violence that were brought to light, it\u2019s absolutely unquestionable: Graham Platner is not fit to hold a United States Senate seat, or any elected office for that matter.\u201d <\/p>\n

Platner\u2019s campaign noted that the report came out a week before July 13, which is the deadline under Maine law for a general election candidate to withdraw as a nominee. Platner won the Democratic primary on June 9 with more than 70% support.<\/p>\n

If Platner were to drop out of the Senate race, the state Democratic Party committee would then have until July 27 to replace him. But Platner\u2019s campaign said that wouldn\u2019t happen. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor a year, opponents of this campaign have thrown everything they can at Graham \u2013\u2013 calling him a Nazi, a war criminal, and a communist. None of it has been true and this is no different. It is not a coincidence that this story comes a week before the ballot deadline, just as the previous false allegations came a week before the primary,\u201d the Platner campaign added in its statement. \u201cGraham began this campaign to fight for a Maine where everyone is treated with dignity and where Mainers are put first, and no amount of desperate smears will stop this movement from seeing that vision through.\u201d<\/p>\n

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