Sex claims hit outside hope for president
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November 1, 2011, Tuesday
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HERMAN Cain, a US Republican candidate for next year's presidential nomination, yesterday denied he had sexually harassed women following a report that he was accused by two women when he was head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
Cain, who has stunned the political establishment with his rise to the top of the polls, made the denial in an interview on Fox News.
"I have never sexually harassed anyone," Cain said.
He confirmed he had been "falsely" accused but denied the allegations and said he was not involved in any payment to buy silence.
Cain - a self-styled outsider relatively new to the national stage - faces a new level of scrutiny after a burst of momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He has been steadily at or near the top of national surveys and polls in early presidential nominating states, challenging former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Cain said: "I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association."
Politico reported there was a five-figure settlement with the women.
"If there was a settlement, it was handled by some other officers at the National Restaurant Association," said Cain, adding that he hoped it was minimal because the accusations were false.
The report said the women signed agreements with the restaurant group that they leave the association and refrain from discussing their departures. Neither woman has been identified.
The report was based on anonymous sources and what the publication said was a review of documentation.
Cain, who has stunned the political establishment with his rise to the top of the polls, made the denial in an interview on Fox News.
"I have never sexually harassed anyone," Cain said.
He confirmed he had been "falsely" accused but denied the allegations and said he was not involved in any payment to buy silence.
Cain - a self-styled outsider relatively new to the national stage - faces a new level of scrutiny after a burst of momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He has been steadily at or near the top of national surveys and polls in early presidential nominating states, challenging former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
Cain said: "I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association."
Politico reported there was a five-figure settlement with the women.
"If there was a settlement, it was handled by some other officers at the National Restaurant Association," said Cain, adding that he hoped it was minimal because the accusations were false.
The report said the women signed agreements with the restaurant group that they leave the association and refrain from discussing their departures. Neither woman has been identified.
The report was based on anonymous sources and what the publication said was a review of documentation.
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