# Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped and suspects a political motive

https://mins.news/en/item/92040

- NBC News, 2026-10-08 19:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arizona-congressional-candidate-says-was-raped-thinks-may-politically-rcna602167

> Bernadette Greene-Placentia said she was struck from behind and knocked unconscious. When she awoke, two men were attacking her; she thinks the assault may have been politically motivated.

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