Former NRA Worker Says Herman Cain Assaulted Her in Car

A former employee of the National Restaurant Association claimed Monday that Herman Cain reached under her dress and pulled her head toward his crotch in a car 11 years ago.

Sharon Bialek, who worked for the NRA's education foundation from 1996-97, said she had contacted Cain in an attempt to land another job after her termination from the association.

Bialek's attorney, Gloria Allred, said Cain provided "his idea of a stimulus package."

The incident, which followed dinner at an Italian restaurant in Washington, D.C., was the first detailed allegation against Cain, who has been anonymously accused of sexual harassment by three other women who worked for the NRA in the late 1990s.

Bialek said she quickly extricated herself from Cain, saying, "This is not what I came here for." She related that Cain responded: "You want a job, right?"

Bialek said she didn't file a complaint at the NRA because she wasn't an employee at the time. She said she came forward now to "Give voice to those who have not come forward."

Referring to Cain, Bialek, a registered Republican, said: "I want you to come clean, admit you were inappropriate and then move forward. We need a leader who can set a good example."

Even before Bialek's press conference concluded, Cain's campaign dismissed what it called "false allegations" and "bogus attacks."

"Mr. Cain has never harassed anyone," the campaign statement said.