Bialek

When Bialek complained, Cain's answer was: "You want a job, right?"

Nestor Fantini: My Candidate Herman Cain Nestor Fantini 2011

The Commendatore's Statue: Played by Sharon Bialek, Cain's first accuser to publicly come forward

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And far-right talker Mark Levin demanded to know why elevator gossip about Bialek's sex life wasn't being reported as news.

Eric Boehlert: With Cain, Right-Wing Media Fail First Test of 2012 Campaign Eric Boehlert 2011

Now he is facing a woman with a name, Sharon Bialek, and with an explosive story of how he put his hand on her leg, under her skirt, and tried to reach her genitals.

Nestor Fantini: My Candidate Herman Cain Nestor Fantini 2011

Rush Limbaugh, when not making slurping sounds while mocking Bialek's name and hinting at oral sex, was taking aim at her 13-year-old son and ridiculing him on the host's nationally syndicated program.

Eric Boehlert: With Cain, Right-Wing Media Fail First Test of 2012 Campaign Eric Boehlert 2011

At his Tuesday press conference, Cain claimed he did "not remember knowing" Bialek, and also conceded additional women may be coming forward with harassment allegations.

Eric Boehlert: With Cain, Right-Wing Media Fail First Test of 2012 Campaign Eric Boehlert 2011

When Sharon Bialek accused Herman Cain of sexually assaulting her when she went to ask him for a job, Cain's campaign responded by implying she was money-grubbing and unstable, and effectively daring any other accusers to step forward and have their character attacked as well.

Brad Lander: Violence Against Women: Keeping Up Our Resolve Brad Lander 2011

Sharon Bialek, a Chicago woman who once worked for the restaurant association's education foundation, accused Cain this week of groping her and attempting to force himself on her inside a parked car after they had dinner in 1997.

Karen Kraushaar, Herman Cain Accuser, Filed Complaint At Next Job 2011

When Sharon Bialek accused Herman Cain of sexually assaulting her when she went to ask him for a job, Cain's campaign responded by implying she was money-grubbing and unstable, and effectively daring any other accusers to step forward and have their character attacked as well.

Brad Lander: Violence Against Women: Keeping Up Our Resolve Brad Lander 2011

Fox News answered that question succinctly with a nasty smear campaign, led by contributor Andrea Tantaros who attacked Bialek for being a "scam artist" with a "rap sheet."

Eric Boehlert: With Cain, Right-Wing Media Fail First Test of 2012 Campaign Eric Boehlert 2011