A Cain accuser wants to come forward to tell her story but, says her lawyer, she is prevented by the confidentially agreeement.

One of the women who accused GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment wants to tell her side of the story but is barred by a confidentiality agreement, her attorney in Washington said Tuesday.

Lawyer Joel P. Bennett called on the National Restaurant Association, where the woman and Cain worked in the late 1990s, to release the woman from her written promise not to talk about the allegations or disparage the trade group.

“It is just frustrating that Herman Cain is going around bad-mouthing the two complainants, and my client is blocked by a confidentiality agreement,” Bennett said. “The National Restaurant Association ought to release them and allow them to respond.”

Bennett is right. The woman should speak. And as long as she's willing to return the "five-figure" cash payout she took after making her accusation, she can.

She'd certainly have a lot more credibilty if she did. And a deal's a deal.

UPDATE: Here's an idea: The owners of the website Politico, whose reporters broke the story, should offer to make the woman financially whole for her to tell her story so the public can decide for itself whether there is any merit to her allegation.