Cain accuser 'vindicated' by decision

CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Sharon Bialek, who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, said she was vindicated when the former Republican presidential front-runner halted his campaign.

However, Bialek, who appeared Monday at a news conference in Chicago where she lives, said she was saddened Cain has not accepted blame for his alleged actions. In suspending his campaign, Cain, a former pizza industry executive from Georgia, said allegations of sexual harassment and impropriety had gotten in the way of his message, ABC News reported.

"Herman Cain got in the way of his own message," Bialek said. "His past and his unwillingness to tell the truth got in the way of his own message. He has no one to blame but himself."

Cain suspended his campaign Saturday after an Atlanta businesswoman, Ginger White, said she had a 13-year extramarital affair with the married candidate.

"This is kind of my vindication," Bialek said. "I feel I have impacted his race for president."