Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia said she was knocked unconscious and raped during an overnight encounter with two attackers in August while trying to repair a damaged campaign sign.Greene-Placentia told Phoenix New Times that she was walking through a parking lot in Sun City shortly after 2 a.m.on Aug.
14 to repair a damaged campaign sign when someone struck her in the head, knocking her unconscious.Greene-Placentia said she regained consciousness to find a man raping her and kicked at a second man who approached her, according to Phoenix New Times.A public information officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that a police report was filed on Aug.31.SCANDALS, SOCIALISTS AND TRUMP ROIL PRIMARIES, SEND INCUMBENTS PACKING AT NEAR-RECORD PACEDemocratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia participates in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections debate for the 8th Congressional District at Sneaky Big Studios in Scottsdale on Aug.
27, 2026.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)"Detectives advised it is still an ongoing investigation, and we cannot comment on the investigation at this time," said the officer.Greene-Placentia initially told investigators that one of her attackers used a derogatory remark she interpreted as "Democratic b---h," according to the Phoenix New Times, but told The New York Times on Wednesday that she could not be sure what she had heard.Greene-Placentia told Phoenix New Times she suffered extensive bruising and vaginal bleeding for three days after the alleged assault and believed she may have sustained a concussion.Greene-Placentia missed a campaign event and was out of contact with her staff for about two days following the alleged assault, according to The New York Times.
She later told campaign aides and her husband what happened before reporting it to police on Aug.31, saying she initially felt embarrassed and wanted to forget the incident.She ultimately deci...