India, July 7 -- Jenny Racicot is a 41-year-old woman from Maine who has accused Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner sexually assaulted her in late 2021. Racicot said she and Platner had an on-and-off relationship for more than two years before the alleged assault happened. She said they first connected on the dating app Bumble in 2019 and had consensual sexual relations before the alleged incident.

Racicot alleged that one night in late 2021, Platner came to her rural Maine home without permission, even after she had told him not to come over, according to Jenny Racicot's interview with Politico. She alleged that Platner appeared heavily intoxicated when he entered her home.

Racicot said Platner got on top of her while she ...