Dan Price, the CEO of Gravity Payments was charged with two counts of fourth degree sexual assault and one count of reckless driving. Additionally, there is an ongoing felony rape investigation.
Price is also being investigated for “felony rape of a drugged victim” charges stemming from a Palm Springs incident in April of 2021, according to a Palm Springs Police Department report. That case will be referred to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office “in the near future,” a spokesperson for the Palm Springs Police Department tells MyNorthwest. The district attorney was not able to confirm if charges will be ultimately brought against Price, according to a spokesperson.
In this latest instance, Seattle police records say that Price had agreed to meet a woman at a downtown restaurant on January 20. Price allegedly became intoxicated at the restaurant. While the victim was hailing an Uber, Price was said to have offered to let her wait for a ride in his own vehicle.
Price gained notoriety several years ago when he reduced his salary from $1 million a year and changed the starting wage of his employees to $70,000 a year.
Some people left Gravity Payments after the pay restructuring was implemented.