Sharon Bialek, 50, is the fourth accuser to come forward claiming that Republican Presidential hopeful Herman Cain sexually harassed her while he was head of the National Restaurants Association.
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And now a fifth accuser has come forward accusing Cain of inappropriate behaviour.
Donna Donella, 40, of Arlington, told the Wahington Examiner that Cain was once interested in a young woman who asked him a question from the audience saying:
“Cain delivered a speech to businessmen and women in Egypt in 2002 and he came over to me and a colleague and said, ‘Could you put me in touch with that lovely young lady who asked the question, so I can give her a more thorough answer over dinner?'”
Donella went on to say:
“I couldn’t swear that he had some untoward intentions, but we all thought his tone was suspect and we didn’t feel comfortable putting him in touch with that woman.
I think Cain should not be a serious candidate for the presidential nomination because of what I’ve seen. He’s not a person I would want running the country.”
Donella is an independent who said she voted for President Obama in 2008 and probably will again next year.
As for Bialek she apperaed with her celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, at press conference yesterday in New York City and went into graphic detail about Cain. As she puts it:
“Put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my genitals. He also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch.”
When she asked him what he was doing he replied: ‘You want a job don’t you?’
Bialek later that day went on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight and went into further detail about her account with Cain saying:
“I regarded Cain as someone ‘I went to for help’ and was shocked that he would ‘use his power in such a way.’”
She said that she is not coming forward for the purpose of making money and is aware of the backlash that she faces, claiming she can handle it.
Cain, on the other hand, went on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night to refute all claims of sexual harassment, telling the late night host that he and his team are taking this head on. Cain is scheduled to hold a press conference today and as he put it will “set the record straight.”
The media firestorm will definitely ignite further in the next couple days.
