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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Ex-girlfriend alleges Platner removed condom during sex without consent - The Hill

Lyndsey Fifield, a woman who previously accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of violent behavior in a New York Times article last month, has alleged he had sex with her without protection without her consent.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Platner, said he took off protection during sex multiple times with no consent.

“He would pull condoms off,” Fifield told the Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.”

“Jenny also talked about unprotected sex as something she didn’t want to happen that he made happen,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said in an interview with Fifield that aired Tuesday on “The Lead,” referencing another woman who has accused Platner of rape. “Is that something you experienced?”

“Yeah,” Fifield responded. “So that was something that was really, I think, the worst and most violating part.”

The Hill has not independently verified Fifield’s claims.

When reached for comment, Platner’s campaign said in a statement that “this claim is categorically false and politically motivated, coming from the co-founder of Ladies for Kavanaugh,” referencing the Supreme Court justice who has also been accused of sexual assault. The New York Post reported in 2018 that Fifield co-founded the group for women to show their support for Kavanaugh after accusations of sexual assault came out before his confirmation hearings. He denied those allegations.

On Monday, Platner said his campaign was “taking the time to reflect on the...



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