House candidate says she was raped while fixing sign

By PBS NewsHour

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In Arizona, a congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign signs this summer. Democrat Bernadette Greene Placentia told The Phoenix New Times that she was hit in the head in a parking lot in August and later awoke to find a man on top of her. The trucker and small business owner said she reported the incident to the police two weeks later. In a statement provided to the PBS News Hour, her campaign says Greene Placentia "hopes that by speaking about her experience, others will know they are not alone." Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find m

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