An Arizona Democratic Congressional candidate told the Phoenix New Times that she was sexually assaulted when she attempted to fix one of her damaged campaign signs in August. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a candidate for Congressional District 8 challenging Republican Representative Abe Hamadeh, said the incident occurred around 2 a.m. in a parking lot in or near Sun City. She told the outlet she was smashed in the head by her attacker, causing her to black out.
When she awoke, a man was on top of her with his genitals out. But that’s where I’m at.” The Maricopa County Sheriff's office told Newsweek in an email Wednesday that the report was taken on August 31 but said that because it is an ongoing investigation, no comment can be made, and the report cannot be released Newsweek reached out to the campaign for Greene-Placentia for further information. Greene-Placentia told Phoenix New Times that she heard her attacker said “-ic bitch, not a very good fuck,” which she interpreted as “Democratic bitch.” The outlet noted that she wasn't clear on exactly what the attacker said.
According to the report, another man then came over and attempted to push her leg, which was out of her pants, with his foot. Greene-Placentia said she tried to fight back by swinging her foot and heard the other man, who she described as wearing black boots, say "Not even worth it." Following the attack, she returned to her home, telling the outlet she has little memory and may have suffered a concussion as a result. She said the attack happened on a Friday, she told her campaign staff on a Sunday and then her husband the following day, Phoenix New Times reported.
The assault was then reported to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office two weeks later, according to the report. Based on the fact that I wasn’t gone long, we figured it was somewhere in Sun City, or maybe Surprise,” Greene-Placentia told the outlet. On any given night, there could be 30 or 40 stops where we either put up a sign or fixed a sign.” This is a breaking news story.
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