Gloria Allred, the lawyer for one of the women to publicly accuse
presidential contender Herman Cain of sexually inappropriate behavior,
strongly criticized Cain's response to the allegations.
"He appears to be in my opinion at this point engaged in a
take-no-prisoners, scorched earth policy, which appears designed to
try to crush women who come forward," said Allred to CBS News.
Allred's client, Sharon Bialek, a former employee of a foundation
associated with the National Restaurant Association, on Monday gave a
detailed account of sexually inappropriate behavior she claims Cain
engaged in while he headed organization in the 1990's.
Allred praised her client for having the courage to speak out in
public about her claims against the GOP presidential hopeful.
Cain on Tuesday flatly denied the sexual harassment allegations
against him and said he would “absolutely” be willing to take a lie
detector test to prove his innocence.
"She hoped that by stepping forward Mr. Cain would acknowledged what
he has done and then move forward, but she is very disappointed,"
added Allred.
Cain's campaign has been embroiled in controversy since reports
surfaced last week of financial settlements made with two women at the
restaurant association who has accused Cain of sexual harassment.
The controversy seemed to deepen for Cain as Karen Kraushaar, a
spokeswoman for the Treasury Department, came forward Tuesday to
confirm she had filed sexual harassment charges against the
presidential candidate while they both worked for the National
Restaurant Association.
