A woman who accused Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner of physical abuse blasted The New York Times on Friday, claiming the newspaper softened her allegations and omitted more damaging claims in what she called "a gift to the Platner campaign."

Lyndsey Fifield, whose allegations formed the centerpiece of a Times report published Thursday, said reporters "methodically delayed and twisted" her account and excluded allegations from other women, including claims of sexual assault.

In a series of posts on X, Fifield said she ignored warnings from friends and chose to trust Times reporters Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck.

"They connected me to two of the other victims so we wouldn't feel so alone," Fifield wrote. "I insisted to each of them that I trusted the NYT journalists and that we were doing the right thing despite their ... sense that something was wrong."

According to Fifield, reporters repeatedly requested additional evidence and documentation before publication.

"They kept coming back to us saying the editors needed more," she wrote. "I met every benchmark they set, eager to provide more sources or evidence as needed."

But after the story was published, Fifield said she was stunned by what was left out.

"Where are the stories from the other women? Where are their accusations of sexual assault? Why am I the focus?" she wrote, questioning why the article devoted extensive attention to her work history while excluding evidence and corroborating sources she said were provided to reporters.

"The editors said it was too much," she added.

The Times article included accounts from three women who had relationships with Platner.

In addition to Fifield, former girlfriend Jenny Racicot was quoted as saying Platner "does not respect women," while a third woman, who was not identified, described herself as "collateral damage to the world that is his."

Fifield told the Times she dated Platner from roughly 2013 to 2015 and alleged he repeatedly behaved in physically aggressive ways.

According to the report, she said Platner sometimes grabbed her shoulders hard enough to leave marks, once pulled her from a taxi during an argument, and in another incident twisted her arm, pushed her into a bedroom, and held the door shut until she "calmed down."

She also accused Platner of misogynistic behavior, telling the Times he referred to women using a crude sexual slur.

Fifield said the newspaper also omitted evidence that she had discussed the alleged abuse with friends years before Platner entered politics.

"The Times also failed to include any mention that I DID confide in multiple friends through the years that Graham had been abusive — long before he was running for office," she wrote. "Those friends confirm they told the Times so."

Concluding her posts, Fifield accused the newspaper of betraying both her and the other women who came forward.

"It dawned on me that this really was a setup all along," she wrote. "The journalists I trusted who convinced me to share a story I never wanted to tell methodically delayed and twisted this into a gift to the Platner campaign."