By John Palm, Editor
GCN Live.com
The UK’s Daily Mail has uncovered numerous facts about Herman Cain’s accuser Sharon Bialek, along with videos from Bialek’s media tour since Monday afternoon’s press conference.
Daily Mail article by Rachel Quigley:
‘She’s a complete gold digger’: Murky past of Herman Cain accuser starts to emerge
- Fiance of Sharon Bialek says he is supporting her but did not find out until Friday
- Filed for bankruptcy twice
- Accused former boyfriend of harassing her to pay a loan
- Cain appears on Jimmy Kimmel saying he will fight the accusations
- Father found out about allegations on Monday
A ‘gold digger’ embroiled in legal and financial difficulties who has always lived above her station and will do anything to never have to work again.
This is the portrait that has started to emerge of the fourth woman to accuse Herman Cain of sexual harassment – the first to come out publicly.
Though her lawyer Gloria Allred painted a respectable and prestigious education and employment history for Sharon Bialek, 50, just a day later it has been revealed that she has not held a job for more than two years and has filed for bankruptcy twice.
The 50-year-old is a single mother and suburban homemaker who lives in a large five bedroom house with her fiance – who said he first heard about the ‘shocking’ allegations on Friday.
Mark Harwood, who has been dating the 50-year-old for several years after meeting online, said he will stand by his fiancée and believes coming out publicly was a ‘gutsy’ thing to do.
He said: ‘It’s not an anti-political thing. It’s not a money thing. She’s just trying to do the right thing, and that takes guts.’
A former employee of the National Restaurant Association Education Fund, Ms Bialek told a press conference in New York yesterday that when she went to Mr Cain for advice on finding a new job in July 1997, he ‘put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my genitals. He also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch’.
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Below are interviews with Sharon Bialek on CNN Monday night and Tuesday’s CBS Morning News.
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