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Rep. Graham Platner Sent Sexual Texts to Dozens via Kik

5/31/2026

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Graham Platner (D-ME) sent sexual texts to more than a dozen women via Kik.
His Kik profile, created June 26, 2016 as phustle0331, matches his Instagram and Reddit handles and shows his tattoos.
Anti-exploitation groups label Kik a ‘predator’s paradise’ and cite a large child-exploitation issue reported by Forbes.
Maine courts referenced a September 2025 arrest for AI-generated child images and a June 2025 sentencing for child-rape videos shared on Kik.

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Story summary

Graham Platner (D-ME) sent sexual texts to more than a dozen women via Kik.
His Kik profile, created June 26, 2016 as phustle0331, matches his Instagram and Reddit handles and shows his tattoos.
Anti-exploitation groups label Kik a ‘predator’s paradise’ and cite a large child-exploitation issue reported by Forbes.
Maine courts referenced a September 2025 arrest for AI-generated child images and a June 2025 sentencing for child-rape videos shared on Kik.