Sharon Bialek said she expects her allegations to be part of the process of vetting Herman Cain’s nomination for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.
Sharon Bialek, pictured at her home in Phoenix, has accused Herman Cain of sexual misconduct. By Tracy Jan and Tracy Jan Reporter covering the intersection of race and the economy Email Bio Follow Heather Long Heather Long Economics correspondent Email Bio Follow April 10 at 10:26 AM The backlash was swift eight years ago when Sharon Bialek came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct that helped sink Herman Cain’s bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
Bialek’s experience, after she accused Cain of groping beneath her skirt and pushing her head toward his crotch when she came to him in 1997 seeking employment advice, offers a rare glimpse of an often overlooked aspect of sexual misconduct allegations. What happens to the women who come forward with accusations against men in positions of power, once the story has moved on?
Even Cain expressed doubts he would pass the background checks, saying on his radio show Friday that his detractors were digging up “eight-year-old stuff.” Only Bialek agreed to speak on the record this month. Cain’s other accusers declined to be interviewed or could not be reached.Cain has previously denied all the allegations, which he characterized on his radio show as politically motivated.
The White House has yet to officially nominate Cain to the Fed. He is undergoing a lengthy background check. “If the president moves forward with nominating Cain to the Board of Governors, the committee will consider them,” Brown said. “In the meantime, the White House needs to take this seriously as the FBI conducts Cain’s background check and provide a clear process for victims of sexual harassment to be heard.”Several former Fed officials expressed dismay that Cain could be on the central bank’s board because of the message it sends to women and his coziness with Trump.
Sharon Bialek holds a news conference in 2011 in New York City. Bialek decided to speak out in 2011 at the peak of Cain’s presidential campaign after hearing him deny press reports in which unnamed women accused Cain of sexual harassment during his time running the restaurant association. She said she wanted to offer her account to lend credibility to the other accusers.
“That’s when everything happened,” Bialek said. “He was making advances on me and saying, ‘Well, you want a job, right?’”She told him to take her back to her hotel, which he did without further incident. Once she returned to her room, she said she leaned her head back against the door and cried. Anonymous people wrote to her former fiance accusing her of being unfaithful to him. Rush Limbaugh made fun of her name on his show, mispronouncing it as “Buy-a-lick,” accompanied with a slurping sound. He called her son a “tattletale” for encouraging his mother to share what happened. Others criticized her appearance and for giving birth “out of wedlock.”
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