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News Reporting· Fox News Published Oct 8, 2026

Dem House hopeful alleges she was brutally attacked during 2 am campaign errand

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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.

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How Other Outlets Covered It

News Reporting· The Washington Post

Arizona House candidate says she was raped while out fixing campaign signs

Bernadette Greene-Placentia was fixing campaign signs in Sun City, Arizona, in August when two men attacked her from behind, she said.

News Reporting· CBS News

Arizona congressional candidate reports rape while repairing campaign signs

Democrat Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District, has filed a police report about the August incident.