A new documentary features firsthand accounts from sex workers, including one who was underage, alleging paid sexual encounters with the late GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
Three male escorts, who only identified themselves by their first names, said that the lawmaker, who died suddenly from an aortic dissection in July, paid them for sex.
The video was released Thursday by liberal political commentary program “The Young Turks,” as Graham’s sister, recently appointed Sen. Darline Graham, is running for a full term in the Nov. 3 election in South Carolina.
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In the video, sex worker Kelvin said he was first contacted by Graham through a male-for-male escort website in July 2001, when Kelvin was 17 years old and new to the industry.
When the two met, Graham said he was in town for a friend’s major event, Kelvin recalled. At the time, he was a guest at former Sen. John McCain’s cabin near Sedona, Arizona, over the 4th of July holiday, the narrator said.
The Washington Times could not corroborate the claims in the documentary.
Keven said that after performing a sex act on Graham, the senator “got a good look” at him and appeared “startled and almost terrified.”
Graham said, with a “stern, angry scowl on his face,” that Kelvin was under 18, according to Kevin.
Kelvin said he promised that he was of age.
Graham often opposed pro-LGBTQ legislation, including same-sex marriage and gays in the military.
Rumors about the unmarried Graham’s sexuality persisted throughout his political career.
In the video, another escort named Jesse said that when he told friends one of his clients was Graham, “they were surprised.”
The Times reached out to Darline Graham’s campaign for comment.
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