July 8 (UPI) -- Graham Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race on Wednesday evening, two days after allegations arose that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2021.

Graham Platner, who until recently was the Democratic Party nominee for the US Senate in Maine, dropped out of the race on Wednesday after he was accused of rape."I intend to file the paperwork to withdraw. But the process needs to assure that what comes next is reflective of the Mainers who on June...