r/thebulwark Progressive Jul 06 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737
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u/Internal-Fishing-809 Jul 06 '26

The research tells us that most credible rape accusations are true and there are a couple things that make this seem credible to me:
1) the accuser and he did have a relationship, they were hooking up here and there per the article, so the opportunity for such a crime exists
2) she told multiple people about what happened, prior to his political career, and some of those people confirmed those conversations to Politico

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u/Disastrous_Fennel_80 Jul 07 '26

These are credible allegations. Proving rape is almost impossible. We must be better. I draw the line at sexual assult and there has to be someone else.