{"id":1450510,"date":"2022-04-22T14:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450510"},"modified":"2022-04-22T14:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T18:26:50","slug":"liberal-pundit-ceo-dan-price-charged-with-fourth-degree-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-pundit-ceo-dan-price-charged-with-fourth-degree-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Pundit\/CEO Dan Price Charged With Fourth-Degree Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-pundit-ceo-dan-price-charged-with-fourth-degree-sexual-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Price, 37, was charged with fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, fourth-degree assault and reckless driving in February.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>SEATTLE \u2014 Dan Price, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/money\/seattle-ceo-to-pay-employees-70000-minimum-wage\/281-140430908\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle CEO known for cutting his salary<\/a> and raising his employees&#8217; pay, has been charged with assault after a woman reported he attempted to forcefully kiss her in January.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Price, 37, was charged with fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, fourth-degree assault and reckless driving in February.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to the police report, a 26-year-old woman met with Price in January after they exchanged messages on Instagram. The woman told police she met with Price after he told her he wanted to talk about &#8220;professional matters&#8221; in person.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The woman allegedly met with Price at a restaurant downtown on the night of Jan. 20. The woman told police Price got &#8220;very drunk&#8221; at the restaurant, according to documents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em><strong>>>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/about-us\/watch-king-5-on-demand\/281-55d4a810-71b1-4634-8be2-66d424548abe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Download KING 5&#8217;s Roku and Amazon Fire apps to watch live newscasts and video on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The woman attempted to order an Uber, and Price suggested waiting in his Tesla until it arrived. Once inside his car, Price allegedly attempted to force a kiss on the woman and grabbed her throat when she pushed him away. Documents say the woman told police he became &#8220;incredibly angry,&#8221; and his demeanor completely changed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to documents, Price then drove the woman to a North Seattle parking lot and did &#8220;donuts&#8221; with his car before attempting to kiss her again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The documents say the woman&#8217;s boyfriend was eventually able to make contact with her and drove her away.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Price allegedly texted the woman the next day, \u201cThanks for meeting me last night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Price&#8217;s attorney, Mark Middaugh, made the following statement:\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cThese allegations are absolutely false. \u00a0Dan Price\u2019s successful business leadership and advocacy for progressive causes have made him a target for all kinds of smears.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>We have already obtained evidence that contradicts key details of the police report and raises serious doubts about the complainant\u2019s credibility. \u00a0Mr. Price respects the legal process and is confident that he will be vindicated in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Price, the CEO of Gravity Payments, a credit card processing service, gained national recognition in 2015 when he publicly announced he would raise all of his employees&#8217; salaries to $70,000 while cutting his own.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>If you or someone you know may be experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, text START to 88788 or visit\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thehotline.org<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for additional guidance and resources.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><em>Visit the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wscadv.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0website for additional local resources.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLi8V8UemxeG5dzVnu83d6gq1Cw1ACqefw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KING 5\u2019s top stories playlist on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_embed\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Price, 37, was charged with fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, fourth-degree assault and reckless driving in February. 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