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Subscribe to RSSUpdates: Herman Cain will hold a news conference in Phoenix, Ariz. Tuesday at 3 p.m. local time to address allegations made by Sharon Bialek. The GOP hopeful also talked about the new allegations during an appearance on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.
A fourth woman, Sharon Bialek, leveled new allegations of sexual harassment against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at a press conference on Monday.
Bialek, a former employee of the National Restaurant Association's educational foundation, accused Cain of making an inappropriate advance toward her in 1997, when she visited Cain in Washington, D.C. to seek his assistance in finding a new job. She appeared at a press conference arranged by attorney Gloria Allred.
Bialek accused Cain of touching her in an inappropriate manner during her visit to D.C., where Cain was still serving as president of the restaurant association. When she rebuffed him, Cain said, "You want a job, right?" per Bialek's retelling.
Bialek is the fourth woman to have accused Cain of harassment during his tenure as the top official at the restaurant lobby. The association settled with two of them, and a third woman was reported last week by the Associated Press. None of these women have made public their identities, and NBC News hasn't independently verified the stories of the third woman or Bialek.
Cain addressed Bialek's accusations during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"So at least it wasn't one of the many that have the first name 'Anonymous,' so now this one actually had a name and a face and we were gonna see who it was and what it was," Cain said.
"We're going to have a press conference. We are taking this head on," he added during the show taped Monday evening.
"There is not an ounce of truth in all of the accusations and my team is putting this stuff together. That's why I'm willing to do a press conference tomorrow, to set the record straight," Cain said.
Earlier, the candidate's spokesman denied the new allegations in a statement while the press conference was under way.
"Just as the country finally begins to refocus on our crippling $15 trillion national debt and the unacceptably high unemployment rate, now activist celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is bringing forth more false accusations against the character of Republican front-runner Herman Cain," said J.D. Gordon, referring to the attorney, Allred, who is representing Bialek.
"All allegations of harassment against Mr. Cain are completely false. Mr. Cain has never harassed anyone. Fortunately the American people will not allow Mr. Cain's bold '9-9-9 Plan,' clear foreign policy vision and plans for energy independence to be overshadowed by these bogus attacks," Gordon added.
Bialek said that the new allegations had prompted her to go public.
"Now I'm coming forward to give a face and a voice to those women who cannot, or, for whatever reasons, do not wish to come forward, and on behalf of all women who are sexually harassed in the workplace but do not come out of fear of retaliation or public humiliation," she said.
"I really didn't want to be here today, and wouldn't have been here if it had not been for the three other women who have alleged sexual harassment against Mr. Cain," she added. "I want you, Mr. Cain, to come clean. Just admit what you did; admit that you were inappropriate to people ... Mr. Cain, I implore you, make this right so you and the country can move forward and focus on the real issues at hand."
Cain's campaign has endured a week's worth of story about accusations regarding sexual harassment, but has steadfastly denied that Cain engaged in any such activities. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday found that a majority of Republicans were unconcerned by the allegations.
Allred said that Bialek had no plans to file a lawsuit or sell her story. Bialek said she confronted Cain at a Tea Party event a month ago in Chicago where Cain admitted recognizing her before he was whisked away.
"If all of these allegations by all of the women who have been reported to have made them are true, then I, for one, am disgusted at Mr. Cain's serial sexual harassment of women," said Allred, the famously combative attorney. "Because Mr. Cain, while running for president, is actively lying to Americans, showing disdain for our common sense and intellect."
Sharon Bialek details a 1997 incident in which she alleges she sought help from Herman Cain in finding a job, and experienced a sexually inappropriate incident. NBC News can not verify her claims.
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White Women and whiskey what else is new.
White trash!!!!! Just want some publicity and maybe make a few dollars. Why wait until now to come out with this...why not report it right away if it was inappropriate behavior. That Gloria Allred is also the most trashy piece of a lawyer. Somebody needs to dig up some dirt on her. I bet there is alot out there to find out about her. Herman Cain for president in 2012!!!!!
Why is she White Trash? It was Cain who could not hold back. If she is White Trash, then Cain is Black Trash.
As a woman, I have been harassed by several employers. I imagine it would be even worse if I was model perfect, which I am not. However, for the most part, I am respected professionally because I dress appropriately and keep "trash talk" out of professional conversation. I have worked with women who show extreme cleavage and don't mind a little dirty joke, or a little drink after work. Then they wonder why someone takes it the wrong way. Professional behavior begats respect. I am not saying anything about this woman's behavior, but I have seen some that squeal loudly and most indignantly after they advertise and someone wants to buy.
It is not unusual for a person, (and it could be a man or woman to pull "rank" or whatever,) when they are in a powerful position. I know there are many that do it all the time, this will never end. It is important to maintain respect for yourself and keep to the subject at hand. If a boss throws it up against the wall, ignore it and most times it will pass. If it doesn't file a complaint then and there. Don't wait. This is just a case of he said, she said.
who wouldn't want to hit that...
Reading these comments, LOL. Crows are going to become extinct, due to all of you cool-aid drinkers having to chow down after this gets proven to be crap. Only a moron gives Oxygen to anything Gloria Allred scams--what a joke. This ex-EE with a grudge does not tell anyone close to her of the details at the time and then spills her guts to strangers fourteen years after the fact. She does not want to go public, but somehow GLORIA ALLRED finds her--what a coincidence. Keep it up fellas. . . .this crap is so over the top, it will never fly. I will grant that these Democrats and their constituants--they make Goebbels cringe with the BIG lie. THIS WILL BACKFIRE. I think Allred just won the GOP nomination for Herman Cain. He's going to be laughing all the way to the bank tomorrow and the GOP nomination soon after. Is this all the DNC has left to work with--lies, scandal and hate? Is this it? Well, we know Barry cannot run on his lousy record.
Ahh yes, Gloria AAAAAaaalllrreedd, The same woman who dragged the supposed illegal out of the shadows to trash Meg Whitmans run for guv of Culifonia. After the election, the illegal was never heard from again. She was discarded by Alred like a used tampon. I'm sure there's no improper representation here. Gloria has always been top-shelf.... yeah, right.
Only 4? Hang in there there'll be 4,000 within the week.
Only way to know for sure is a trial. Let's have one!
What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
You need a trial? Can't you make up your own mind? This is predictable. Look at the Tiger Woods story, when somebody breaks the prohibition to talk about a thing then everybody does. I suspect that based on your logic then tiger is innocent of messing around on his wife since there was no trial.
A little ass grab, sexual harrassment...gimme a break. I've been innappropriately touched by several doctors at work, over the years. Is it appropriate, yes. Does it make them a bad doctor, no. I would much rather it not happen, but it's not the end of the world. Any attractive woman is going to have to deal with a horny man whose brain can't tell his hormones no once in a while. It's the nature of the beast. Really, an ass grab, flirting...get over it ladies and stop being so freakin sensitive. And does anyone take Gloria Allred seriously anymore?
So you think it is ok if a man asks you to go down for a job or a promotion? I want you for my nurse.
Herman Cain on Viagra with a lobotomy, dead and entombed still makes a better President than One Big Ass Mistake America...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Community Organizers UNITE! And go get real jobs!!!
I did not have sex with that woman!!!
Bill Clinton - the darling of the left
He's Toast!
I really don't care who gets the GOP ticket, also not trying to support Mr. Cain but as an independant third party that is not even elligable to vote (not a citizen) the whole story of these woman coming out with their stories literally stinks, why didn't this woman complain at the time? Why did the other woman take a financial settlement? If a SOB really did that money would not be an issue he should have lost his job.
So to all you right and left folks sorry but the whole story is BS as far as I am concerned no deal with the job problem, Mr. Clinton answered the other issue when he was in office, it is OK
What's most disturbing about these allegations is, not that they have surfaced, this tactic has been used forever, but that so many people that have responded are seemingly filled with contempt and hatred for a man that none of them even knows or ever heard of until he entered the race for president. That in itself, in my opinion, is a glaring example of how successful politicians have been over the past decades of dividing this country to the point where we are recognized by colors, red or blue, where we used to be upset when we felt that we were nothing but a number. I have to wonder how many of us would be willing to have our lives put under a microscope for all to examine. I, for one, certainly wouldn't. Apparently the number of people who are content to let others do their thinking for them is quite extensive. What I question is, as others have pointed out, why now? If any of this is true then most definitely he should be held accountable. One would hope that people would be rational and fair in this matter but unfortunately it seems that the "quilty until proven innocent" mentality will prevail here. It has been stated that, in politics, it doesn't matter what the facts are, it only matters what people believe. How pathetic we humans really are.
Get over it. 1997 and you are just now saying something. I can't remember what I ate for breakfast. It is amazing what these women claim to remember from fifteen years ago. Give me a break. Am I the only one that smells a rat here?
Gloria Allred?!? LMAO!! This proves to me that this is all manufactured nonsense by the left wing radicals! Mr. Cain, fear not, Gloria is known as a publicity addict as well as a far left loon! Up until now, I was paying attention to this story. Now.......... it's a non event! LMAO!!!!
As a democrat, all I can say is please, please nominate this guy.
You folks don't understand. Bill Clinton is a democrat---they can do things like that and get away with it. Just like Obama, no birth certificate, anti american, communist, muslim, poorish buisness sense in the history of U.S., and that just a few.
You lose all credibility with that birther,muslim crap.
It really doesn't matter to liberals whether its true or not. They lied through their teeth about the Iraq war without regard to what that wouild do to our troops. They are not interested in truth. Anybody can see that this woman is lying through her teeth. Its disgusting to resort to this kind of character assasination politics because you are threatened by Cain's has succes and articulation of the solutions to our modern problems. Liberals have sunk to a new low and level of desparation.
I thought Cain said it was a Republican candidate that accused him (Perry), not wait , it was the liberal media, no wait, it was the Democrats, no wait, give me a second I'll think of something else. The man has blamed everybody under the sun. How can you say it was just the "liberals" when this clown is blaming everyone he can think of! Be realistic for once for crying out loud..
You gotta love the con's ONLY defense for Cain.
"Hey everybody, look over there, there's a guy doing something worse!"
aka "Clinton did it too!"
aka "the Clinton card"
..and the best part is, whenever you do that, you're only admitting that you think Cain is guilty too.
/ roar
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL,
You're joking right? Personal responsibility...hmmm let's see....Does Clinton's quote "That depends on what your definition of "is" is" ring a bell? Democrats haven't ever taken personal responsibility for anything, they just blame someone else of plead ignorance. Actually pleading ignorance is probably valid for most liberals.
And do tell us... When have the republicans taken responsibility for Bush or Cheney?
This whole "Them vs Us" crap is what's truly the joke...
notatall -- i didn't know clinton was running for president.
sock puppet --- i think notatall turns a deaf ear to that. just a shill for the crotch brothers.
Wow speaking of crotches, sounds like you three must be tucked nicley into Clinton's crotch somewhere.
notatall --- you and herman cain are all brothers of the crotch brothers as herman himself said, just different mothers, so live with it.
I wonder how long those republicans are going to hold on to their FAKE SUPPORT for Cain now that there's a face to these allegations against him,and the faces are not African American like they thought or hoping it would have been so they could discredit them Cain is a big lie and a womanizer.
if only he had run a boy prostitution ring out of his basement, he may at least become senator from Massachusetts.
so mitch j, you live in Massachusetts!
Just a quick question, Where were all the holy Democrits when Bill Clinton and all his lovers came out of the woodwork, Answer, they gave him a year pass until even they couldn't wait any longer. Where where they when John Edwards and his love child came out of ther woodwork, Then even before that there was Gary Hart. Then there was good ole sweet lips Barney (skin-em back Barney) Franks and his lover at Freddie Mac that caused the down fall of the housing industry.
But, the last time I watched BRIAN WILLIAMS @ NBC NEWS he came out and said that they had more important things to do than keep up with ANTHONY WEINER. Then, he went straight to Sarah Palin and her paul reviere statement. Thats the last time I watched NBC. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES! As for Cain, Sorry Herman, the leftwing has you and the only way you will survive is to switch parties and become a Democrit!
Spare us PLEASE!!!!! This whole thing has LONG gone past the whole Them vs. Us crap...
9Kampf Cain reminds me of former Senator John Ensign from Nevada. He screwed his best friends wife, then paid them both off not to say anything. Then he screwed her again. Typical right wing cracked teanut.
Yeah, but he spent his own money. . .
I speak two languages quite fluently.... English and Body...
All you have to do is take a close look at Cain anytime he is ABLE to mug a grin at the camera and you know he is an old school player... Add $$ to the equation and old school players think anything wearing a skirt (and I do mean anything!) is fair game...
In his mind he wasn't sexually harassing anyone, cause that was what they were there for in the first place! Even though we all know that isn't true...
I do not understand how this man's popularity grew AT ALL considering he flat out called anyone who doesn't have a job and is looking lazy and stupid for not being rich...