Key facts
- Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia shared her account of a sexual assault.
- The assault occurred on August 14 while Greene-Placentia was repairing a campaign sign.
- She reported the incident to the Maricopa county sheriff's office two weeks after it happened.
- Greene-Placentia stated she was attacked by two men in a parking lot.
- She chose to speak publicly to support other victims of sexual assault.
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona, has shared her account of being attacked and raped in August while attempting to repair a damaged campaign sign. Greene-Placentia told the Phoenix New Times that the incident occurred around 2 a.m. on August 14, when she was struck over the head in a parking lot, rendering her unconscious. She awoke to find herself being sexually assaulted by two men. After the attackers left, she recalled having a hazy memory of the aftermath and experiencing bruises across her body, suspecting she may have sustained a concussion.