Sharon Bialek 'I'm a tough girl'

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Sharon Bialek 'I'm a tough girl' POLITICO's Juana Summers sends over this transcript of Herman Cain sexual harassment accuser Sharon Bialek - the fourth to have made such allegations about behavior in the 1990s but the first to state them publicly - in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, in which she said she's girded for "backlash:"

Piers Morgan: Obviously the cynics, and there will be many out there, will say why have you waited 14 years to come out with these claims? Are you making any money from this? Do you intend to make any money. You're not being paid for this interview, but do you intend to make any money from your revelation? Sharon Bialek: Piers, that was never my intention from the start and it is not my intention to do it. I'm all about doing the right thing, about justice being served.

I wanted to do this because those that know me, know I don't back down from controversy and things. I felt I needed to do this for the other women that couldn't or wouldn't regardless of what happens And I know you're right. There's going to be a lot of backlash and I'm going to have to suffer through that. And I'm sure that I'm not going to be portrayed as you know, different things.

So, um, I'm willing to handle it. I'm a tough girl. Piers Morgan: You have a teenage child…Are you concerned about the impact of all of this on your child? Sharon Bialek: Absolutely. He's the love of my life and the most important thing in the world to me. But, you know, on the other hand, I want him to know that his mommy did something good for women, that she stood up for what she believed in. And I think there's a more important lesson to learn, that I did something on behalf of women.