Democrat Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Repairing Campaign Sign

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic nominee in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, says she was raped in August while mending a campaign sign, The Daily Wire, The Guardian and The Independent report. Each draws on her interview with the Phoenix New Times. She is challenging Republican Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says its investigation is continuing, according to Daily Wire · The Guardian.

She says a blow to her head knocked her unconscious in a parking lot a little after 2 a.m. on August 14, and she awoke to a man assaulting her. A second man then nudged her leg, she kicked at him, and he said, "Not even worth it," before both left. The Independent adds that the second man wore black boots and that she drove to her Sun City apartment with little memory of it.

She disclosed it two days later to campaign manager Isaiah Lopez, and the next day to her husband, Alex Placentia. The sheriff's office says a report was filed August 31. According to The Guardian, she also confided in state Representative Stephanie Simacek. The Daily Wire notes that the Cook Political Report rates the race solidly Republican.

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