Key facts
- Ex-girlfriends of Graham Platner have detailed new allegations of rape fantasies and violent episodes.
- Platner is under scrutiny for a chest tattoo resembling the Nazi Totenkopf emblem.
- One ex-girlfriend described Platner fantasizing about raping home invaders and physically assaulting her.
- Platner acknowledged struggling with undiagnosed PTSD and alcohol abuse during a dark period.
- Platner's campaign suggested the allegations are politically motivated.
Several ex-girlfriends of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner have come forward with damning allegations in a new report. These include claims of rape fantasies, heavy drinking, violent episodes, and a controversial chest tattoo of a Totenkopf, an emblem used by Nazi death camp guards. One ex-girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, recounted Platner's disturbing fantasies about raping home invaders and physically assaulting her, including pulling her out of a taxi by her wrist and pushing her into a bedroom. Fifield also mentioned Platner's possession of an AR-15 firearm in his Capitol Hill home. Platner, who has acknowledged struggling with undiagnosed PTSD and alcohol abuse, stated in a release to Fox News Digital that he takes responsibility for his past actions but believes the characterizations are false and politically motivated. His campaign also pointed to Fifield's conservative political leanings. Another ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, noted that some of Platner's Reddit posts reinforced her view that he has issues with women. The Republican National Committee criticized Platner and questioned the Democratic party's support for him.