Lawyer: Cain accuser wants to tell her side of story

WaPo ^ | 11/1/11 | James V. Grimaldi,

[ColdOne]

One of the women who accused GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment wants to tell her side of the story but is barred by a confidentiality agreement, her attorney in Washington said Tuesday.

Lawyer Joel P. Bennett called on the National Restaurant Association, where the woman and Cain worked in the late 1990s, to release the woman from her written promise not to talk about the allegations or disparage the trade group.

[Ronin]

Good point.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Wonder why this didn’t come up when he was running for the Senate?”

If there was anything to it it would have. I say let the woman talk. I can just hear her now. “Then Mr. Cain made a gesture under his chin and said you are the same size as my wife and it just made me shudder. I felt dirty all over. I’m still haunted by it.” Blah, blah, blah.

[Morgana]

"I’m confused by this. How does the media know who this person is and where she lives??"

[JrsyJack]

Because the case is more than a dozen years old, Bennett said he no longer has the file nor the confidentiality agreement ... he said that he had not even remembered the name of the association official who his client had accused. He said doesn’t remember going to the association offices and thinks the matter might have been handled over fax and phone, and quite expeditiously.

But the MSM and his critics expected Herman Cain to recall every explicit detail at a moments notice with no forewarning or advance notice.

[chainsaw]

Another Anita Hill wanna be. How much are the dem slimes paying her?

[sodpoodle]

It’s been 20 years that she has been carrying a grudge against Herman Cain. She must have truly hated him to file the harrassment claim and/or knew she was about to be fired for insubordination, incompetence etc,.

Imagine - if someone you worked for - and with whom you had a fatal personality conflict - is out there running for POTUS!!!!

What would you do?

Right - run to the first oppo research team, or left wing media and spill your guts for revenge (or money)!!!

[Meet the New Boss]

Politico or whoever found these girls has had them in their back pocket for a while.

That’s how these things work. Come out with anonymous allegations, hope the target makes some comment about it as to which the anonymous accuser can then come out of the shadows and contradict.

The anonymous accuser coming forward gives the story fresh legs and another round of publicity.

I think they may have been counting on the restaurant association making an official comment about the facts and using that as a waiver of the confidentiality obligation.

But Cain apparently did not sign the settlement agreement between the NRA and the woman and he does not appear to be bound by any confidentiality obligation.

[Chode]

swag...

[gov_bean_ counter]

That picture is just not right. People have probably gone to hell for less. :)

[Tex-Con-Man]

You think if they wouldn't have released it, Obama wouldn't use this information?

This is precisely the kind of stuff that needs to come out during the primary. This is nothing compared to what's in store for Cain if he makes it to the general. The Dem Party will implode if Cain cracks the black support secret code. They will endeavor to destroy him.

It's early enough that Cain can bounce back from this.

[fhayek]

Wouldn’t Cain be able to sue her for damages? A multi-million dollar lawsuit against her for breaching her confidentiality agreement might make her think twice. A five figure settlement to make it go away is supposed TO MAKE IT GO AWAY.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Why? It’s not her fault a newspaper found the settlement information and made it public. It IS I guess her fault that she didn’t get Cain included in a non-disclosure agreement, but clearly she didn’t since Cain is talking and saying she falsely accused him.

As for conservatives, having argued now for two days that an anonymous attack was unfitting, it’s hard to argue now that she shouldn’t be allowed to come forward. We can’t attack her for remaining anonymous while also praising the NRA for keeping her silent.

And if she’s making things up, it should be obvious when she speaks. This is how we get the whole picture, when people answer questions.

I’m sure Cain would want to let her speak - but this isn’t his call, so he’s kind of stuck at this point. Which brings me back to my other point — she was stupid, or her lawyer was stupid, to sign an agreement that didn’t bind Cain as well.

DOn’t get me wrong — I’m not expecting her to give any revelation. So far, I’ve just assumed that Cain is telling the truth, except when he specifically changes his story, and then I’m accepting whatever his latest version is as most closely resembling the truth.

[CharlesWayneCT]

THere is no indication she spoke. Politico didn’t quote her. They found the settlement, they found the name of the people involved, they went and talked to their friends who wouldn’t be covered by the non-disclosure.

Did Politico ever specifically state that the women involved told them anything of substance? I remember people complaining that the politico piece didn’t have specifics, so I’m guessing not.

[M. Thatcher]

Politico or whoever found these girls has had them in their back pocket for a while.

Exactly. The woman's ostensibly reluctant appearance on "60 Minutes" will be awaited by a breathless nation. Probably by Thanksgiving.

This has all been choreographed.

The choreographers are in for a surprise, however: this election cycle is not going to be as easily manipulated as they planned.

[Fred]

This so called victim has been squealing her guts out ever since Cain started gaining in the polls, she finally found someone evil enough to take the story...SHE IS THE ONE THAT HAS BROKEN THE terms of the agreement, it is how the LSM found out about it.

[org.whodat]

The attorney thinks he can make a killing selling her bogus book rights, it always about the money when an attorney get involved. Her story was not worth a dime until now, so the ones that paid her needs to hold her to the deal.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

That picture is just not right. People have probably gone to hell for less. :)

That picture is harassment!

[Fred]

This atty is attempting to make the claim that Cain is the one that violated the agreement FIRST, not going to work, the press found out from this disgruntled employee and she has been squealing like a stuck liberal...

[sodpoodle]

This whole conversation here and on TV is so far removed from real life.

The workplace is personal. Spending 8 hours a day interacting with a few or several human beings is not clinical. Having worked in many corporations, large and small - men and women talk about their families, women breast pump in the loo, men complain about their mothers-in-law and tell off-color jokes. CEOs who have worked their way up from the fry-cooker are more likely to relate to their subordinates.

We are making a mountain out of a mole!!

[Fred]

This person NEVER had a case ever, that is why it was settled in a matter of days. No atty would have taken this case on contingency unless there was at least a 6 figure settlement. So this person would have had to pay for it and it would have cost thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars...there was NO CASE there has NEVER BEEN A CASE!!