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Cain Was Already Struggling With Woman Voters

Women's group asks candidate to explain allegations

(Newser) - Herman Cain was in trouble with women voters even before sexual harassment allegations surfaced, the Washington Post finds. Recent polls found Mitt Romney to be around 10 points ahead of Cain with female votes. In Iowa, where the two are neck-and-neck, 26% of men support Cain and 18% support Romney,...

Herman Cain Admits to Sexual Harassment Settlement
Cain Admits to Settlement, Breaks Out in Song
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Oct 31, 2011 5:29 PM CDT

Cain Admits to Settlement, Breaks Out in Song

Candidate gives Fox interview explaining harassment claim

(Newser) - Hermain Cain stories are just jamming up the airwaves today. First he denied reaching settlements with any alleged sexual harassment victims . Now reports are emerging of questionable campaign contributions and the candidate breaking out in song:
  • In a Fox interview airing tonight, Cain admits to knowing about a sexual harassment
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One Cain Accuser Did Receive Settlement: NBC

Plus, Politico reporter won't give details

(Newser) - Although Herman Cain admitted to being “falsely accused” of sexual harassment, he said he personally never paid anyone a settlement related to the allegations—but NBC News confirms at least one woman did receive a settlement from the National Restaurant Association. During his earlier statement , Cain—who was president...

Cain on Sexual Harassment: I Was Accused—'Falsely'

GOP candidate addresses allegations

(Newser) - Herman Cain today addressed the sexual harassment story everyone is talking about. "I have never sexually harassed anyone," he told Fox News. "And yes, I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association. I say falsely because it turned out, after the investigation, to...

Florida Democrat Faces Sexual Harassment Inquiry

Office of Congressional Ethics investigates Alcee Hastings

(Newser) - The Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating allegations that Democrat Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a staffer on a panel he chaired, the Wall Street Journal reports. The investigation began at least a month ago, when the conservative group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of Republican staffer Winsome Packer,...

Harassment Rampant at IMF, Say Female Employees

Strauss-Kahn arrest dredges up more grievances

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn wasn’t the only womanizer at the IMF. The bank’s executives are so notorious around the office that many female employees avoid wearing skirts lest they attract undue attention, the New York Times reports. IMF rules specifically allowed romance between employees until earlier this month, and employees...

Bush's Yale Frat Suspended for Sex Harassment

'No means yes' chant gets fraternity 5-year ban

(Newser) - George W. Bush's Yale fraternity has been suspended for 5 years by the university for threatening and sexist behavior. Officials ruled that the Yale DKE chapter had violated undergraduate regulations concerning "harassment, coercion and intimidation" earlier this year when pledges were instructed to chant phrases such as: “...

Kara DioGuardi: Producer Date-Raped Me

Former Idol judge's memoir also reveals child molestation

(Newser) - Another celebrity is revealing details of sexual abuse in a new memoir. This time it's former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, who discusses several disturbing incidents in her A Helluva High Note, out next week, E! reports. In 2000, she writes, a "fairly known producer" date-raped her after...

Ex-Israeli President Gets 7 Years in Rape Case

Moshe Katsav is the highest-ranking Israeli official ever sent to jail

(Newser) - An Israeli court today ordered former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to prison for seven years following a rape conviction, rejecting his attorneys' request for leniency and making him the highest-ranking Israeli official ever sent to jail. The silver-haired Katsav remained stoic throughout most of the reading, but he broke down...

American Apparel CEO Hit With $250M Teen Sex Suit

Dov Charney accused of forcing sex on young employee

(Newser) - A former employee has accused American Apparel's founder of turning her into a sex slave, and is suing him for $250 million—more than triple what the company is worth. Irene Morales, now 20, alleges that Dov Charney began sexually harassing her when she was 17 and ordered her to...

Fla. Congressman Accused of Sexual Harassment

Former aide files suit against Democrat Alcee Hastings

(Newser) - Florida congressman Alcee Hastings is being sued by a former aide who accuses the Democrat of sexually harassing her over a 2-year period. The lawsuit, filed by conservative group Judicial Watch on behalf of Winsome Packer, accuses Hastings of making unwelcome sexual advances, including asking about her underwear and subjecting...

Woman Gets $30K in Sexting Case

She had to leave job when boss wouldn't stop sending them

(Newser) - A woman in Canada has been awarded $30,000 over her claim that she had to leave her job because of sexually related texts from her boss. The single mother of two worked at an aluminum company in British Columbia and previously had a consensual sexual relationship with her superior....

Logan Attack Highlights Women's Plight

Will Egypt revolution help stem tide of assaults, harassment?

(Newser) - For a moment the glorious dream of liberation in Egypt appeared to hold promise for everyone. But the vicious sexual assault on CBS News' Lara Logan underscored the plight of women in Egypt, who are often subjected to catcalls, groping and assaults in their own country, reports MSNBC . The same...

Air Force Official Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct

Senior airman says he was 'caught up in a cycle of sin'

(Newser) - A senior official at an Ohio Air Force base who says he was "caught up in a cycle of sin" faces a dishonorable discharge and a long sentence in a military prison. Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney pleaded guilty yesterday to 13 charges of adultery and sexual misconduct stemming...

Brett Favre Slapped With Sex Harassment Suits

Seems Jenn Sterger might not have been only object of his affections

(Newser) - Brett Favre may have retired yet again, but he might want to get out of Dodge: The former quarterback has been hit with two sex harassment suits, both by former Jets' massage therapists who aren't named Jenn Sterger. Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole both allege that Favre came onto them,...

Ousted HP CEO Accused of Leaking $14B Deal

Woman who charged harassment says he told her of plan

(Newser) - Messy new details are emerging in the scandal that led to the ouster of Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, courtesy of a Wall Street Journal investigation. The most damning is that he reportedly told Jodie Fisher—the woman who accused him of sexual harassment—of HP's $14 billion plan to buy...

Brett Favre's Mess About to Get Messier

Jenn Sterger may sue Vikings quarterback

(Newser) - Brett Favre can’t catch a break. Not only is Jenn Sterger thinking about suing him; he was also injured in yesterday’s game. Considering the injury was just a gash to the chin, Fanhouse reports, the Vikings quarterback is probably a bit more concerned about the Sterger situation. The...

NYC Lawmakers Consider Crackdown on Cat Calls

Maybe 'no-harassment zones' around schools?

(Newser) - New York men may have to watch their mouths. The City Council yesterday heard complaints from women about the cat calls they endure when on the streets. The advocacy group Hollaback made the case for "no-harassment zones" around schools and other areas and at the very least for a...

Why NPR Should Never Have Even Hired Juan Williams

Bonnie Erbé cites sexual harassment allegations against him

(Newser) - Juan Williams is catching plenty of flak for what he said on Wednesday. But it's what he said nearly two decades ago that has Bonnie Erbé chiming in—and arguing not about whether or not he should have been fired, but protesting the fact that NPR hired him in the...

Clarence Thomas 'Obsessed With Porn': Ex

And partial to big breasts, too, says Lillian McEwen

(Newser) - Ginni Thomas must be wishing she’d never extended that “olive branch” to Anita Hill : Clarence Thomas’s ex, who first spoke out Wednesday , is back—with a lot more to say about the Supreme Court justice. Hill’s allegations that Thomas made sexual advances toward her come as...

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