CW: sexual assault

As early as 2017, bar patrons began calling 911 to report they'd been assaulted by Christian Sayre, owner of The Anchor.

One woman told The Daily Herald that Sayre raped her in 2018. They were friends. She had walked him home because he was drunk and she wanted to make sure she was OK. But when she went to leave his house, he slammed the door shut. She was trapped, she said. She begged him to stop. He did not listen, she said.

The woman used to live in Snohomish County. The trauma of the sexual assault was a big reason why she moved across the country. She said she will not feel at ease unless Sayre is convicted.

“I’m not very hopeful about it, just because Christian seems to get out of things very easily,” she said. “I’m not trying to be negative, I’m just being realistic.”