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Woman accuses Graham Platner of removing condoms without consent during sex, Washington Post reports

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Graham Platner's Maine Senate campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday as another ex-girlfriend came forward with claims that he removed his condom during sex without consent, according to the Washington Post. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

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  1. The Daily Wire

    Ex-Girlfriend Claims Platner Removed Condoms During Sex Without Her Consent (opens The Daily Wire)

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    An ex-girlfriend of embattled Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner accused him Tuesday of repeatedly removing condoms without her consent during sex, according to a report by The Washington Post. Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Platner in Washington, D.C.

  2. News Center Maine

    Woman tells Washington Post that Graham Platner removed condoms without consent during sex (opens News Center Maine)

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    This comes about 24 hours after a different ex-girlfriend claimed Platner raped her in 2021. Platner is denying both allegations.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    2nd of Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriends alleges nonconsensual sex (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Lyndsey Fifield told the Washington Post that Platner would stealthily remove the condom she asked him to wear during sex.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriend says he removed condoms without consent (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Lyndsey Fifield told the Washington Post that Platner would stealthily remove the condom she asked him to wear during sex.

  5. New York Post

    Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriend alleges Maine Dem would sneakily pull off condoms during sex (opens New York Post)

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    “He would pull condoms off,” Lyndsey Fifield said in an interview with the Washington Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.”

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The campaign for the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated.”

  7. Washington Examiner

    Platner ex alleges candidate removed condoms during sex without consent: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A former girlfriend of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner came forward on Tuesday with allegations that he would remove condoms during sex without her consent. The ex-partner’s allegations are the latest for Platner after a bombshell report on Monday alleged Platner sexually assaulted …

  8. Breitbart News

    Graham Platner Ex-Girlfriend Claims He Pulled Condoms Off During Sex (opens Breitbart News)

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    An ex-girlfriend of Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) has claimed he would pull condoms off during sex.

  9. The Hill

    Ex-girlfriend alleges Platner removed condom during sex without consent (opens The Hill)

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    Lyndsey Fifield, a woman who previously accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of violent behavior in a New York Times article last month, has alleged that the oyster farmer had sex with her without protection without receiving consent to do so.

  10. Conservative Review

    Graham Platner Removed Condoms During Sex Without Consent, Ex-Girlfriend Claims (opens Conservative Review)

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    'He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn't tell me'

  11. The Western Journal

    Bombshell: Platner Girlfriend Says He Would Secretly Remove Condoms During Sex When She Wasn't on Birth Control (opens The Western Journal)

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    With every passing day, it gets clearer that Graham Platner is the kind of lowlife Democrats wanted Pete Hegseth to be. The man Democrats nominated for the U.S. Senate in […]

  12. CBS News

    Woman accuses Graham Platner of removing condoms without consent during sex, Washington Post reports (opens CBS News)

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    Graham Platner's Maine Senate campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday as another ex-girlfriend came forward with claims that he removed his condom during sex without consent, according to the Washington Post. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

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