New Allegations Come Out Against Graham Platner

Just one day after Graham Platner secured the Democratic nomination for Maine's U.S. Senate race, a woman claiming to be a former romantic partner publicly accused him of deception, infidelity, and changing his story about a controversial tattoo that has become one of the biggest issues hanging over his campaign.

The allegations surfaced Thursday in a lengthy statement posted on X by a streamer using the handle "420mercymain69," who said she briefly dated Platner in 2021 after meeting him on Tinder.

"I am stepping forward as a person who has experienced lying and manipulation by his hand to lend my voice to what is a growing number of women who have been wronged by this man in one way or another," she wrote.

The woman described herself as a politically engaged leftist who initially found Platner appealing because, in her words, he was both attractive and shared her political views. According to her account, the two began communicating in February 2021 and continued seeing each other until roughly July of that year.

The most politically significant portion of her allegations concerns Platner's infamous skull-and-crossbones tattoo, which critics have identified as resembling the Totenkopf symbol historically associated with Nazi SS units.

According to the woman, when she questioned Platner about the tattoo years ago, he did not tell her he was unaware of its Nazi connections. Instead, she claims he offered a completely different explanation, saying he had obtained the tattoo out of ignorance but chose to keep it as a reminder that the United States had often been "the bad guys" in parts of the world.

She expressed surprise that the explanation she allegedly received differed sharply from the one Platner later presented publicly after the tattoo became a campaign issue.

"But surprisingly enough not the one he gave to the people of Maine," she wrote. "And I do mean genuinely surprising because from the moment he announced his campaign, that is exactly what I expected to hear when the truth inevitably came out."

Platner's campaign has consistently maintained that he selected the tattoo while overseas without understanding its historical significance.

A campaign spokesperson previously stated that Platner chose a skull-and-crossbones design while in Croatia to commemorate surviving combat in Ramadi and to honor friends who were killed during military service. The campaign has also emphasized that Platner later covered the tattoo and has repeatedly answered questions about it.

The former girlfriend's statement went beyond the tattoo controversy.

She alleged that Platner engaged in multiple instances of infidelity during the period they were dating. According to her account, she eventually learned through a mutual friend that Platner was involved with another woman at the same time. She further claimed that after the relationship ended, she discovered he had allegedly been engaged to another woman when he first began communicating with her.

The woman also recounted claims she said were relayed by mutual acquaintances regarding additional alleged relationships and affairs involving Platner. Fox News Digital reported that it could not independently verify those allegations.

The accusations arrive as Platner continues facing scrutiny over a growing list of controversies that have emerged during his Senate campaign. In recent months, critics have highlighted past comments involving race, sexual abuse, and terrorism, along with allegations concerning his behavior toward women. Platner has denied previous misconduct allegations.

In concluding her statement, the woman said her purpose was not to sabotage Platner's candidacy but to provide her perspective on his character.

"If I were a Maine voter seeing the things I'm seeing, I wouldn't have voted for him," she wrote. "I do not trust him."

She also criticized what she described as efforts by some political allies and commentators to dismiss or minimize concerns raised by women who have come forward with allegations involving the Democratic nominee.