Politics

Cain Details Harassment Claim

Says woman took offense when he measured height.

Hope you’re not expecting lurid details. Herman Cain told Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren Monday that he was accused of sexual harassment by one of two women after measuring her height. Cain says the woman, whose name he does not remember, was in her 30s or early 40s and that he would see her because their offices were on the same floor. Asked about the alleged gestures he made that led to the complaint, Cain said, “She was in my office one day, and I made a gesture saying—and I was standing close to her—and I made a gesture saying, 'You are the same height as my wife.' And I brought my hand up to my chin saying, 'My wife comes up to my chin.’” Cain said the woman’s allegations were “baseless” and that he was “totally unaware” of formal charges related to the second woman.