Sex harassment claims surface against US prez hopeful

I have never sexually harassed anyone, Cain said. He later confirmed that he had been accused but denied the allegations and said he was not involved in any payout.

Cain,a self-styled outsider relatively new to the national stage,faces a new level of scrutiny after a burst of momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Hes been steadily at or near the top of national surveys and polls in early presidential nominating states,competitive with former Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney.

In his denials to the report published on the website Politico,Cain said he didnt know how the restaurant group had responded to allegations. Politico reported there was a settlement that amounted to five figures to the women. Neither woman was identified.