A woman has accused Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Maine, of sexual assault, according to an exclusive report by Politico.

Jenny Racicot, 41, alleges that Platner forced her to have sex despite repeated objections. Racicot told the outlet she had an on-and-off relationship with Platner for more than two years. In late 2021, Racicot said Platner entered her home uninvited and forced himself on her while he was drunk. Racicot said she terminated contact after the encounter.

The report cited Racicot’s emails with a therapist, accounts from a man Racicot confided in, and messages in which she warned an acquaintance about Platner before he ran for Senate.

Platner denied the claims in a statement to Politico.

“These allegations are troubling, serious, and false,” he said. “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”

Platner’s campaign also released a statement calling the accusations “very serious” while also alleging they were “coached and coordinated by out-of-state establishment operatives.”

Graham began this campaign to fight for a Maine where everyone is treated with dignity and where Mainers are put first, and no amount of desperate smears will stop this movement from seeing that vision through,” the campaign said in a statement.

Platner released a video on social media saying, “regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to and the goal of defeating Susan Collins.”