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Graham Platner Removed Condoms During Sex Without Consent, Ex-Girlfriend Claims

'He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn't tell me'

Daily Caller reporting 22 sentences analyzed 2,710 captured characters

An ex-girlfriend of Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner alleged he had repeatedly removed condoms during sex without her consent, according to The Washington Post.

Lyndsey Fifield said she dated the scandal-ridden candidate between 2013 and 2015 and alleged he would remove protection while they had sex “in a sneaky way,” the Post reported July 7.

Fifield previously alleged that Platner conducted physical abuse against her in a now infamous New York Times story. (RELATED: Graham Platner Accuser Blasts NYT For Downplaying ‘Abusive’ Behavior As A ‘Gift’ To Dems)

“He would pull condoms off,” Fifield told the Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way.

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