4th Herman Cain Accuser: "He Grabbed My Genitals"

Sharon Bialek, speaks at a press conference today about her allegations that Herman Cain sexually assaulted her (AP)

Previous sexual harassment allegations against 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain have all been shrouded under confidentiality agreements and behind anonymous sources. But earlier today, a former employee of an agency involved with the National Restaurant Association gave a press conference in New York and claimed that Cain sexually assaulted her in 1997 after she asked him to help her find a job. Sharon Bialek alleges that after a dinner in which Cain told her that he "upgraded" her hotel room, he drove her to NRA headquarters, when he "reached over and touched my leg and grabbed my genitals…he then grabbed my head and pushed it towards his crotch...He said, 'You want a job, don't you?'"

Bialek, standing next to her attorney Gloria Allred, spoke of how she found Cain to be "incredibly inspirational" when he spoke at a luncheon before the incident occurred. "When he sat down, I said to him, 'When are you running for president?'" After she was laid off at her job at the educational foundation, she reached out to Cain for help, and met him in D.C., when the incident allegedly occurred.

Allred said that her client is not planning on filing a lawsuit, and Bialek said she was coming forward because she wondered how many other women Cain had harassed, and wanted to speak out against the abuse. Cain's camp has responded with the statement: “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." It continues, "All allegations of harassment against Mr. Cain are completely false. Mr. Cain has never harassed anyone."

That may be true, because this doesn't sound like sexual harassment, but sexual assault.

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By Christopher Robbins in News on November 7, 2011 3:08 PM

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JacksBack72

Somehow, I find it difficult to believe this Ms. Sharon Bialek's account of the 'sexual harassment' incident by Mr. Cain. Her recounting of the dialogue sounds like it was written by third-rate screenwriter for a second-rate 'B' movie: "You want a job- don't you?!" Sheesh!

And all this two-handed groping and directing happened while seated side-by-side in the front seat of a modern day automobile?! Again- this just doesn't sound right to me. . . my disbelief is bolstered by the fact that the lovely, soft-spoken Ms. Gloria Allred is the one Democrat wag to bring these accusations to the attention of the American Public!

valerick

How exactly does a modern day automobile prohibit groping? Does Onstar cover that or something?

JacksBack72

OK- So you think that a man sitting behind the wheel of a modern-day car (no bench-seating circa 1949!) can with one hand grope under the skirt of his passenger. . . AND WITH THE OTHER HAND, push the passenger head toward his (fully clothed-) 'crotch' somewhat and somewhere BELOW the steering wheel. . . and that the first thing the woman passenger thinks to say is: ". . .don't you know I have a boyfriend!?" . . .and then asks the alleged assailant to drive her to her hotel ??!

So what planet are YOU living on, 'Val' ?!

valerick

Having been in precisely the same position (albeit consenting), I assure you it's not half as complicated as you are imagining. You need to get laid more.

And I live on earth.

JacksBack72

OK Val. . . is that an offer?!
BTW- now, after being made aware of the Cain/Car sexual thing as YOU'VE outlined- I can't help but think of all of my missed opportunities in this (narrow!) arena!!

valerick

Well super. Now you can go screw around in a car now that you know it's actually possible.

Not with me, though. I have standards.

Peanut_Butter

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extradimensionalbeing

Interesting choice of photograph. I'm sure the reporter had several to choose from, and thought this one would get most attention.

She's a beautiful, sexy woman.

Eggcream

I am tired of the bullshit. What we need to know, and to know right now, is: does Herman even eat Godfather pizza or not?

FIRE

Kermit the Frog is pissed about what Herman did to his lady.

Puma Bydesign

This is such b.s. Since the first alleged accounts did not turn Republicans against Herman Cain, Progressives have stepped up their attacks, making each claim more ludicrous than the last.

Americans are on to them and Black Americans should be outraged at the high tech lynching of Herman Cain because that is EXACTLY what it is.

longacre

This accuser is a Republican. If anything, it's on behalf of another GOP candidate, not a progressive.

Holly

According to the Daily Rash, two women are claiming that Herman Cain beat them "senseless" with a frozen turkey in the late nineties. http://www.thedailyrash.com/tw...

DP

There's too much of a tendency in these situations to assume the accuser is making a legitimate claim. Anyone remember the Duke Lax scandal? Yeah, the prosecutor was disbarred because it was fabricated bullshit.

Eggcream

Why should we assume Gloria Allred is fabricating anything? Do you have some information you'd like to share?

DP

There are a lot of factors relevant to this accusation that suggest it may be fabricated. Do not mistake that to mean I'm saying that her claims are fabricated. I'm only expressing that I see advantages to be gained by certain parties by bringing this to the attention of the national media. To me this is the most defensible position for an intelligent person who is only familiar with the case via national media. I am neither a Cain supporter nor detractor; I am simply aware that oftentimes these claims are unsubstantiated and I believe the saying is "innocent until proven guilty."

ANGRYGOD11

The two sexual harassment cases settled against Herman Cain as head of the National Restaurant Association are facts, not conjecture.

LICnative

Gloria always has the classiest clients. I think the firm's phone number is 1-800-HOTBIMBO. Leave off the last "O" for oink.

Eggcream

Herman Cain, that's my name
All the ladies come to me cause they know I got game
I got the pepperoni and the sausage, too
If you're short like my wife I wanna get with you