Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she was raped while repairing a campaign sign in August
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic nominee in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, told the Phoenix New Times she was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted by two men around 2 a.m. on August 14 in a Sun City parking lot while repairing a campaign sign. She reported the assault to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on August 31, and the sheriff's office confirmed an ongoing investigation. Greene-Placentia said she delayed reporting because she was embarrassed and wanted to forget, but felt compelled to speak publicly to support other sexual assault survivors.
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