Woman says she and Cain had 13-year affair; Cain denies accusation - CNN.com
2011-11-28T21:50:07Z

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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- An Atlanta businesswoman accused GOP
presidential hopeful Herman Cain of having had an affair with her that
lasted 13 years, an Atlanta television station reported Monday.

"I was aware that he was married, and I was also aware that I was
involved in a very inappropriate situation relationship," the woman --
identified by the station as Ginger White -- told WAGA.

The candidate upstaged his accuser's announcement, telling CNN a few
minutes beforehand that her assertion was coming and was false. "This
individual is going to accuse me of an affair for an extended period of
time," Cain said on CNN's "Situation Room."

"It is someone that I know who is an acquaintance that I thought was a
friend."

Cain said he learned about the accusation after his lawyer talked to a
reporter about it.

Cain said his wife's immediate reaction upon hearing of the accusation
was, "Here we go again."

He said he had no plans to drop out of the race. "Not as long as my wife
is behind me and as long as my wife believes I should stay in this race,
I'm staying in this race," Cain said.

"Some things are fair game, and some aren't," Cain's attorney, Lin Wood
of Atlanta, told CNN in a telephone interview, adding that this was one
of them. "You've got to draw the line somewhere."

He said in a statement to WAGA that "Cain has been informed today that
your television station plans to broadcast a story this evening in which
a female will make an accusation that she engaged in a 13-year-long
physical relationship with Mr. Cain. This is not an accusation of
harassment in the workplace -- this is not an accusation of an assault
-- which are subject matters of legitimate inquiry to a political candidate.

"Rather, this appears to be an accusation of private, alleged consensual
conduct between adults -- a subject matter which is not a proper subject
of inquiry by the media or the public. No individual, whether a private
citizen, a candidate for public office or a public official, should be
questioned about his or her private sexual life. The public's right to
know and the media's right to report has boundaries and most certainly
those boundaries end outside of one's bedroom door.

"Mr. Cain has alerted his wife to this new accusation and discussed it
with her. He has no obligation to discuss these types of accusations
publicly with the media and he will not do so even if his principled
position is viewed unfavorably by members of the media."
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