🚨 A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT—AND SOMETIMES IT’S NOT BECAUSE OF A POLICY OR A SPEECH. A Maine Democratic candidate is now facing serious allegations from a former girlfriend, turning what had been a local political race into a story attracting national attention. The accusations have sparked intense discussion online, with supporters, critics, and political observers all weighing in as more information becomes public.

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Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriend alleges Maine Dem would sneakily pull off condoms during sex

One of Graham Platner’s ex-girlfriends alleged Tuesday that the embattled Maine Democrat repeatedly removed his condom during sex without asking permission.

“He would pull condoms off,” Lyndsey Fifield said in an interview with the Washington Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.”

“I confronted him both during and after [sex] because he knew that I was not on birth control and how dangerous that was,” Fifield added. “He would act like cute about it, like ‘Oh sneaky me.’”

Graham Platner, his wife Amy Gertner, and a security guard in front of their home.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner seen with speaking with his wife, Amy Gertner, and a security guard outside of his house in Sullivan on July 7, 2026.Robert Miller for NY Post
Lyndsey Fifield and Graham Platner smiling together in a close-up photo.
Platner’s ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield (picturerd) accused him of taking off condoms during sex without asking permission.Instagram/@lyndseyfifield

Fifield estimated that Platner removed his condom at least six times during intercourse without consent.

Her account was corroborated by a friend, Emily Zanotti, who recalled Fifield “discovered that he had been taking off condoms in the middle of sex,”

“She was extremely angry about the situation and about what he had done,” Zanotti said.

The alleged condom removals took place in Washington, DC, according to Fifield, which does not have specific laws criminalizing the practice known as “stealthing.”

Lyndsey Fifield smiling in an outdoor setting.
Platner has denied Fifield’s allegations.Instagram/@lyndseyfifield

In Maine, however, victims of stealthing have the right to sue perpetrators for civil damages.

Fifield, who noted she was not on birth control during the time she dated Platner between 2013 and 2015, previously told the New York Times that he once twisted her arm behind her back and locked her in a room, and yanked her out of a cab in a separate incident.

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Platner’s campaign told the outlet Fifield’s allegation was “categorically false and politically motivated.”

A Platner campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Fifield’s claim is the second allegation of nonconsensual sexual contact against Platner in the last two days.

Jenny Racicot, a woman who accused Graham Platner of rape, is shown in a CNN exclusive interview.
Platner’s ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, accused the Senate candidate of raping her in 2021.CNN

On Monday, Jenny Racicot, another of Platner’s ex-girlfriends, alleged that about five years ago the Maine Senate candidate drunkenly entered her home without permission and raped her.

Platner’s support from Democrats has cratered in the aftermath of Racicot’s allegation.

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Maine Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) are among the Senate candidate’s former backers that have since called for Platner to drop out of the race.

The former oyster farmer is taking a break from campaigning as he weighs whether to stay in the race against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Maine is viewed as one of the Senate Democrats’ top pickup opportunities of the 2026 cycle.