“I remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, ‘This is no longer my choice,’” Racicot told POLITICO.
Platner called the allegations “troubling, serious, and false” in a video he shared on social media on Monday.
“Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically false,” he said.
Platner has faced controversy in the past for his inflammatory social media posts and a tattoo he had—which is now covered up—of a recognized Nazi symbol. The New York Times also published an article last month in which multiple women who had previously dated Platner described his “unsettling” and concerning behavior.
In the wake of the recent allegation, many prominent politicians are pulling their endorsements of Platner—and several are even urging him to suspend his campaign.
In a joint statement on Monday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who is the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said that the committee “will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot.”
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