Maine Senate candidate with Nazi tattoo drops out of race, says allegation he raped a woman is false

(JNS) — Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Marine Corps veteran who has been accused of rape, among other sexual improprieties, and who has said that Israel is guilty of “genocide,” dropped out of the Maine Senate race on Wednesday night.

“We are suspending campaign operations,” he said about seven-and-a-half minutes into a more than 11-minute video he posted to social media.

“This is incredibly difficult, because I know that some will think that it’s an admission of guilt, and it most certainly is not,” he said. “We’re not doing it because of the allegations. We’re doing it because of the s...