New Delhi, July 7 -- Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, and the leadership of the Maine Democratic Party asked Graham Platner to back out of the Senate campaign on Monday (local time) after a report accused him of sexual assault.

Politico reported that a woman who dated Maine Senate candidate Platner accused him of assaulting her roughly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation that he has denied. Platner maintained that the allegation is "categorically false", but added that his campaign is reflecting on "the best path forward".

A 41-year-old Maine resident, Jenny Racicot, accused Platner of sexually assaulting her. Speaking to Politico, she said the Maine Senate candidate, in 2021, entered her home uninvit...