Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, is facing a sexual assault allegation that has prompted his campaign to pause events and review his candidacy.Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, says Platner entered her unlocked home while intoxicated in late 2021, forced sex despite her protests and provided Politico with corroborating communications from a therapist and a former date.Platner denies the allegation, calling the account troubling and false, and in a video and campaign statements he accuses out-of-state establishment operatives of pushing the report as his team emphasizes a large volunteer base and hundreds of thousands of grassroots donors.The accusation compounds prior controversies and arrives as Democrats weigh replacing a nominee before the second Monday in July to preserve their chance to challenge Senator
Susan Collins.