Fifield, 41, is the second woman to allege this week that Platner engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct. Jenny Racicot, 41, who said she previously dated Platner, told The Post and other outlets on Monday that he sexually assaulted her in late 2021, leading a growing number of allies to drop their endorsements and call on him to withdraw from the race for a Maine seat in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), his most influential and prominent supporter, said he spoke with Platner on Tuesday and urged him to withdraw from his campaign to unseat Susan Collins, the incumbent Republican.

Platner, 41, a Marine Corps veteran and oyster farmer, also denied Racicot’s allegation but said on Monday that he was “mindful of the political reality” that the reporting will “inflict” on his campaign and was “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.”

Fifield initially told The Post about the alleged condom removal during a June 20 interview that was off the record. She said she decided to speak publicly about it Tuesday in part because, she said, she wanted to show that Racicot was not alone in experiencing issues with Platner involving sexual consent.

  • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    no one deserves to be raped, but when you are dating a literal merc with nazi tattoos you cant expect a happy ending.

    and yall care more for a nazi woman’s tears than the countless brown people he killed for money. You are all racist as fuck.

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      He steps up the plates.

      no one deserves to be raped

      He’s winding up for a big one!

      but

      Oh, swing and a miss on a victimblame.

      nazi woman

      Strike two on another victimblame! Maybe he can turn it around!

      You are all racist as fuck.

      Hot damn, a projection outta nowhere! Three strikes in rapid succession, the coach is definitely gonna bench him with that performance!

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          Hey man… Nazis don’t deserve to be raped. I know, hot fucking take, but I’m okay with that stance morally.

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              So, like, Nazis don’t deserve to be raped, but this woman does? Seems kinda like an open and shut case to that the answer is no.

              But, if you are still confused, I highly recommend literature on how and why abusive relationships exist and continue! That would answer a lot of the questions you seem to have here.

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                she didn’t, but she also doesn’t get my empathy.

                she dated someone who wants to kill me and people that look like me, offering her empathy is borderline suicide for me.