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Herman Cain faces FOURTH accusation or sex harassment after radio host recalls 'awkward and inappropriate' remarks made to female staff
New report claims second sex harassment accuser was paid $45,000
First reported accuser received $35,000 settlement
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Last updated at 8:04 PM on 3rd November 2011
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Herman Cain is now facing four accusations of sexual harassment as the row threatens to tear the Republican party apart.
An influential U.S radio show host said the Republican presidential candidate made sleazy comments to staff during a visit to his station earlier this year.
On the same day a third woman came forward to say he engaged in unwanted behaviour whilst working under him in the 1990s.
Two early women, both unnamed, received pay outs after they accused Cain of sexual harassment.
Unlikely presidential frontrunner Herman Cain was already facing three reports of sexual harassment when Steve Deace told reporters that Cain had said inappropriate remarks to two female members of his staff
The allegations about the radio station relate to two women working for Iowa-based conservative talk show host Steve Deace.
He said that his concerns with Cain were over 'things he's said to two females on my staff, that the fact the guy's wife is never around...that's almost always a warning flag to me'.
Deace refused to name the two women or directly quote Caine's alleged remarks.
'To bring up any further evidence or to add any more specifics really puts the burden on our staff and not really where the burden of proof for the American people belongs which is with the guy running for President of the United States,' Deace said, reports ABC.
'I would say it’s inappropriate and it’s awkward that’s what I would say.'
Two other women had already alleged the former pizza company boss made inappropriate comments to them whilst they worked at the same organisation at the same time.
Deace also has concerns, he told reporters, that Cain's wife of 43 years Gloria is never around adding, 'that's almost always a warning flag to me'. Cain has previously kept her out of the spotlight but promises she'll come out to support him
Cain, who is leading the polls in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee, has strongly denied any wrongdoing and vowed to defeat 'those that would destroy me'.
But the issue has become so toxic it is now harming the Republican party after his advisers accused rival candidate Rick Perry of being behind the 'smear campaign'.
Perry's aides have in turn hinted that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and no.2 in the polls, was to blame.
The story first surfaced when U.S. political website Politico unearthed accusations from two women who worked under Cain at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
They are both said to have received five-figure payouts for their silence including one of an entire year's salary of $35,000 (£21,800) for the first and, Politico reported on Thursday, $45,000 for the second.
The third woman has not been identified but in an interview said that she also worked at the NRA and that Cain's actions 'were inappropriate, and it made me feel uncomfortable'.
In addition to an invitation to his corporate apartment in Washington, he had confided to colleagues how attractive he found her, she said.
Cain's chief of staff Mark Block, pictured left, has blamed Rick Perry's campaign for leaking details of the original sexual harassment cases and demanded an apology
Despite Cain's denials the issue shows no sign of going away - within the next few days one of the original two women could come forward with a statement which contradicts his account he did nothing wrong.
But already the accusations have already sparked bitter infighting amongst Republicans.
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich also said that if any candidate had indeed leaked the story then it would be 'repulsive'.
Cain, 65, is demanding an apology from one of Perry's staff members for causing the row but he has refused.
His chief of staff Mark Block said 'the actions of the Perry campaign are despicable' whilst a spokesman for Perry called the charge 'reckless and false'.
So far the scandal has not dented Cain's standing in the polls, however.
A survey in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting state in the party contest, earlier this week still had him 10 points ahead of Romney, on 33 per cent compared to 23 per cent.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1cfvnQxpg
New report claims second sex harassment accuser was paid $45,000
First reported accuser received $35,000 settlement
By DANIEL BATES
Last updated at 8:04 PM on 3rd November 2011
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Herman Cain is now facing four accusations of sexual harassment as the row threatens to tear the Republican party apart.
An influential U.S radio show host said the Republican presidential candidate made sleazy comments to staff during a visit to his station earlier this year.
On the same day a third woman came forward to say he engaged in unwanted behaviour whilst working under him in the 1990s.
Two early women, both unnamed, received pay outs after they accused Cain of sexual harassment.
Unlikely presidential frontrunner Herman Cain was already facing three reports of sexual harassment when Steve Deace told reporters that Cain had said inappropriate remarks to two female members of his staff
The allegations about the radio station relate to two women working for Iowa-based conservative talk show host Steve Deace.
He said that his concerns with Cain were over 'things he's said to two females on my staff, that the fact the guy's wife is never around...that's almost always a warning flag to me'.
Deace refused to name the two women or directly quote Caine's alleged remarks.
'To bring up any further evidence or to add any more specifics really puts the burden on our staff and not really where the burden of proof for the American people belongs which is with the guy running for President of the United States,' Deace said, reports ABC.
'I would say it’s inappropriate and it’s awkward that’s what I would say.'
Two other women had already alleged the former pizza company boss made inappropriate comments to them whilst they worked at the same organisation at the same time.
Deace also has concerns, he told reporters, that Cain's wife of 43 years Gloria is never around adding, 'that's almost always a warning flag to me'. Cain has previously kept her out of the spotlight but promises she'll come out to support him
Cain, who is leading the polls in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee, has strongly denied any wrongdoing and vowed to defeat 'those that would destroy me'.
But the issue has become so toxic it is now harming the Republican party after his advisers accused rival candidate Rick Perry of being behind the 'smear campaign'.
Perry's aides have in turn hinted that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and no.2 in the polls, was to blame.
The story first surfaced when U.S. political website Politico unearthed accusations from two women who worked under Cain at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
They are both said to have received five-figure payouts for their silence including one of an entire year's salary of $35,000 (£21,800) for the first and, Politico reported on Thursday, $45,000 for the second.
The third woman has not been identified but in an interview said that she also worked at the NRA and that Cain's actions 'were inappropriate, and it made me feel uncomfortable'.
In addition to an invitation to his corporate apartment in Washington, he had confided to colleagues how attractive he found her, she said.
Cain's chief of staff Mark Block, pictured left, has blamed Rick Perry's campaign for leaking details of the original sexual harassment cases and demanded an apology
Despite Cain's denials the issue shows no sign of going away - within the next few days one of the original two women could come forward with a statement which contradicts his account he did nothing wrong.
But already the accusations have already sparked bitter infighting amongst Republicans.
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich also said that if any candidate had indeed leaked the story then it would be 'repulsive'.
Cain, 65, is demanding an apology from one of Perry's staff members for causing the row but he has refused.
His chief of staff Mark Block said 'the actions of the Perry campaign are despicable' whilst a spokesman for Perry called the charge 'reckless and false'.
So far the scandal has not dented Cain's standing in the polls, however.
A survey in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting state in the party contest, earlier this week still had him 10 points ahead of Romney, on 33 per cent compared to 23 per cent.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1cfvnQxpg
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