Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is vowing to “set the record straight” at a news conference one day after a fourth woman — and the first to reveal her identity — accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior a decade ago, the latest in a string of claims that have rocked his presidential campaign.
Cain said he will hold a press conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., today at 5:00 p.m. EST.
“There is not an ounce of truth to all these allegations” and the graphic account from Sharon Bialek is “totally fabricated,” the Georgia businessman told late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
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On Tuesday, the Republican presidential hopeful’s latest accuser denied she went public for cash during a round of breakfast TV interviews.
Sharon Bialek, who worked for a branch of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) before being terminated in 1997, claimed Monday that Cain groped her and attempted to force her to give him oral sex during a July 1997 trip to Washington, D.C., where she met with him about a possible job opportunity.
Speaking on ABC’s “Good Morning America” 24 hours later, she denied she was being financially compensated for speaking out against the Republican presidential candidate and said she went public with the allegations because it was the “right thing to do.”
“I was not paid to come forward, nor was I promised any employment,” she said. “Nothing at all. I’m just doing this because it’s the right thing to do.”
She told NBC’s “Today” program she had not spoken out about the incident at the time because she was “embarrassed” and had a boyfriend.
Cain said earlier he had watched live coverage of Bialek’s New York City press conference Monday.
Cain also insisted he would continue his campaign for the White House, declaring, “I’m in it to win it.”
“The voice of the people is stronger than the voice of the media and the people are going to elect the nominee and the next president of the United States,” Cain said. “They are not going to be easily swayed by just what the media hype is.”
Earlier Monday night, Cain described allegations he sexually harassed four women as “nasty” and blasted the media for perpetuating a story he called a distraction to the real issues facing the US.
Speaking to FOX News Radio’s Bill O’Reilly, Cain also said his wife of 43 years had been “disgusted” by the allegations but remained supportive of him.
With AP