4th Cain accuser is first to go public
Describes encounter, tells him to ‘come clean’
A fourth woman today accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexually inappropriate behavior. Sharon Bialek, of Chicago, was the first women to publicly identify herself as an alleged victim of Cain. Bialek said Cain put his hand under her skirt and “reached for my genitals,’’ then “grabbed my head and brought it toward his crotch.’’ When Bialek objected, she said Cain replied, “You want a job, right?’’ The new allegations, denied by Cain, reach a level of seriousness not seen previously in the accusations against Cain - and could potentially derail his candidacy.
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