"Independientemente de la inexactitud de la información publicada, pero conscientes de las consecuencias políticas que esto acarreará, nos estamos tomando un tiempo para reflexionar sobre el mejor camino a seguir", ha declarado el candidato en un vídeo publicado en las redes sociales

Platner issued the statement shortly after the new allegation was made public Monday.

The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine said he was assessing next steps after allegations of sexual assault were reported on Monday by Politico. Platner denied them as…