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2026-10-08 19:04:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A congressional candidate in Arizona has said she was raped in a parking lot while repairing her campaign signs late at night in the district where she is running.

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, told the Phoenix New Times that she was struck and knocked unconscious during the alleged attack in the Phoenix suburb of Sun City on Aug. 14. She said she woke up and saw a man on top of her.

She said she initially did not notify police, but filed a complaint with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office two weeks later.

Her Republican opponent, Abraham Hamadeh, called on authorities, in a statement, to "thoroughly investigate these serious allegations, including finding all possible security camera footage from the time and place of the incident."

"No American should be the victim of a crime in their community," said Hamadeh, who is running for a second term in office.

Greene-Placentia told the Phoenix New Times that she was "ashamed" and "just wanted to forget it," but felt she had to speak out in support of other victims.

 The candidate said that during her campaign she often talks about fighting for the rights and interests of Arizona residents.

She told the Phoenix New Times: "I didn't feel like I could continue to say this if I wasn't also fighting for women who are victims of sexual assault."

The BBC has contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for comment. A sheriff's spokesman told the New York Times that the investigation is ongoing.

After the attack, Greene-Placentia said she withdrew from public life for two days, staying in an apartment separate from her husband and not attending a campaign event.

When she appeared in public again, her husband, campaign staff and others close to her noticed that she was behaving differently, according to the Phoenix New Times.

Greene-Placentia said she did not see a doctor after the alleged assault in the Eighth Congressional District and did not undergo a sexual assault examination.

She said her memories of what happened were vague and that she had not seen either of the two suspected perpetrators well, but described them as white men, according to the New York Times.

She told the Phoenix New Times that one of the attackers may have made a comment about her political affiliation, along with a sexist slur, although she was not certain about that.

The candidate said she was concerned that voters might view the incident as a political ploy to score points in a largely Republican district. She also expressed concern that the allegations could overshadow her message on affordability.


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