Ron Magruder, Denise Marie Fugo and Joseph Fassler, the chair, vice chair and immediate past chairman of the National Restaurant Association board of directors at the time of Cain’s departure, said they hadn’t heard about any complaints regarding Cain making unwanted advances.
Cain, who has been married to his wife Gloria for 43 years, did tell at least one campaign staffer this year about the possibility that claims of sexual harassment could surface, according to the aide. Cain, this person said, described a case in which he fired an employee in 1990s and the woman alleged sexual misconduct or harassment. Cain told the campaign staffer he had beaten the case and that the woman had paid for his legal fees. The aide had no further details.
Good catch.
Years ago women could and did make “sexual harrassment” charges at the drop of a hat, sometimes. Often, they weren’t even about “sex” per se. The women simply felt they were being discriminated against as women, even if because certain jokes were said in their presence or maybe someone joked about how they didn’t make the cut for the company golf team.