Three male escorts in a new documentary have alleged that late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham paid them for sexual encounters, including one who says he was 17 at the time. The CLOSETocracy, produced by Swamp Watch Studios and Tystnaden Films and released by the left-wing Young Turks network, features testimony from men who say Graham paid them for sexual encounters in Arizona and Washington, D.C. The allegations have not been independently corroborated.
One of the men, identified in the documentary as Kelvin, alleges he met Graham at a property in Arizona in 2001, when he was 17. He claims Graham paid him $120 for the encounter. I had sex with Lindsey Graham when I was 17,” he says in the documentary.
Newsweek has reached out to Graham's sister, Republican Senator Darline Graham, for comment. Kelvin alleges the encounter took place at a friend’s home belonging to Graham that was under construction. He described the property as appearing staged and compared it to a set for “very extreme” pornography.
According to Kelvin, Graham repeatedly asked his age after getting a closer look at his face. Kelvin said he insisted he was 18 in an attempt to reassure Graham. Kelvin described the encounter as involving sexual activity and alleged that Graham struggled to maintain an erection before eventually masturbating.
He said Graham subsequently told him to get dressed and indicated that he had left $120 near a rafter. And then I was out the door,” Kelvin said. Reflecting on the encounter, Kelvin questioned what might have happened had he appeared older.
The documentary also features two other men who describe alleged sexual encounters with Graham. A man identified as Cory recounts an encounter in which he says Graham expressed a preference for being degraded. I like the more degrading, the better,’ ” Cory says in the footage.
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