Graham Platner Faces Accusations Of 'Toxic' Relationships And Disturbing Behavior—Days After Sexting Scandal

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Graham Platner, Maine’s presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate, faced a new set of allegations Thursday reported by The New York Times, which interviewed multiple women who accused Platner of disturbing behavior and creating “toxic” relationships—a report that comes just days after he and his wife dismissed reports he sexted other women while married.

Some of the women interviewed by the Times described Platner as fun, caring and safe to be around, though others detailed “toxic” relationships they had with him.

Lyndsey Fifield, 40, who said she dated Platner from 2013 to 2015, told the Times that Platner was “cavalierly contemptuous of women’s emotions, of our ‘weakness.’”gram

Fifield also accused Platner of being rough with her while he drank, clarifying to the Times she was never struck by him but was regularly grabbed by the shoulders.

Jenny Racicot, 41, who said she dated Platner between 2019 and 2021, referenced controversial online posts he made in the past about sexual assault and rural white Americans, saying she “recognized a version of him that I had experiences with.”

Forbes has reached out to Platner’s campaign, which told the Times he “strongly disputes” claims of physical intimidation or altercations—though it did not dispute the claims around his remarks.

The Times noted it could not independently corroborate Fifield’s altercation claims.