Herman Cain sexual harassment accuser breaks silence at Gloria Allred press conference
Sharon Bialek is the first woman to be the face of the harassment scandal
BY Meena Hartenstein
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Herman Cain won’t be getting “back on message” anytime soon.
Sharon Bialek, a fourth woman accusing Cain of sexual harassment, went public on Monday in a press conference with celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.
Bialek, a mother of three that Allred introduced as a registered Republican, revealed her encounter with the Republican candidate in 1997 in which she says he crossed the line when she asked him for help getting a job after being let go from the National Restaurant Association’s educational foundation.
“He put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my genitals,” Bialek said. “He also grabbed my head and brought it to his crotch.”
At that point, Bialek says, Cain justified his actions by saying, “You want a job, right?”
Bialek, who did not file a lawsuit at the time and says she has no plans to do so, said she is coming forward now to give “a face and voice” to the other women who suffered similar sexual harassment.
“Admit what you did,” Bialek said, addressing Cain. “Make this right>”
Cain has been dogged by reports he paid women to stay quiet about their allegations of sexual harassment in the 1990s during his tenure at the National Restaurant Association, Politico.com reported.
Allred has famously repped a litany of controversial clients, including Tiger Woods’ mistresses Rachel Uchitel and Joslyn James as well as Anthony Weiner’s former porn star pal Ginger Lee.
Cain said this weekend he would no longer answer questions about the alleged harassment, and that his campaign was “getting back on message.”
His popularity has taken a hit in the wake of the harassment scandal, which has dominated the headlines since the Politico report broke.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Sunday found Cain’s favorability rating has dropped 9 points among Republicans.
This was found out in 30 seconds. Sick and shabby that supposed “Professional Journalists” cannot be bothered to do any actual journalism anymore.
The lawyer at the presser started off by saying the Sharon Bialek is a registered republican. The Illinois State Board of Elections says otherwise:
http://www.elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/RegistrationLookup.aspx
Something odd about this account.
Just say'n.
He must have thought he was a Hollywood mogul