Graham Platner Accuser Jenny Racicot Particulars Alleged Sexual Assault

Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), says he compelled her to have intercourse with him 5 years in the past.

Host Jake Tapper stated, “However on the finish of the day, you’re feeling he’s not being trustworthy.”

Racicot stated, “No.”

Tapper stated, “And we must always word that is 2021 we’re speaking about. It’s solely 5 years in the past. Inform me about that. When was it?”

Racicot stated, “It was on the finish of 2021. I keep in mind it being shortly after I moved again into my winter house.  As a result of that’s the place it occurred. And it was an evening the place Kim and I have been texting forwards and backwards, and he had taken one thing that I stated as as an invite. And that’s not how I meant it. And I rapidly clarified, and he despatched a message again indicating that he would come over. And I stated, no, don’t come over like I’m not within the temper. Don’t come over. And I used to be extra stern with that message. After which I didn’t hear again from him. So I believed that that meant he obtained the message or gave up on it or whatnot. And so, like, half an hour later, I heard a noise exterior my door. And, then he he got here in. He simply got here into my home. It was unlocked. I dwell in an space the place you don’t often should lock your doorways. I do now. So, he got here in and I noticed, okay, he didn’t hear. He’s in my house. And I used to be laying on the sofa. It was most likely fairly late at night time, and I used to be getting. I used to be already prepared for mattress,  I simply wasn’t in mattress. And so he had type of, like, jumped on high of me and indicated that he had intentions that have been sexual in nature.”

She added, “And I keep in mind simply at first being like, hey, I’m not into this. Like, don’t I’m not within the temper, like, don’t no matter. And it obtained to the purpose the place I used to be like, okay, I really feel like I’ve stated this sufficient instances, like he’s not listening to me or he’s not listening to me. And I checked out him and I keep in mind this very particular look in his eyes, and I might scent alcohol. And I used to be like, that is totally different. He’s closely intoxicated, like. And that clean stare was type of like a photographic reminiscence that that I nonetheless have of that night time. That was me recognizing what the scenario was. And this wasn’t similar to, oh, hey, someone confirmed up and I’m going to inform him to go house. Like he was closely intoxicated, had intentions with me and wasn’t listening after I stated, no.”