Everett bar owner arrested in rape investigation

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The owner of an Everett bar has been arrested for investigation of rape involving bar customers.

Christian Sayre, 35, was arrested Friday and booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of two counts of second-degree rape and one count of indecent liberties, The Daily Herald reported.

He has owned The Anchor Pub since 2014. It wasn’t immediately known if Sayre has a lawyer to comment on the case.

Everett police said over the past several years, women and men have reported being sexually assaulted by the bar owner.

In a news release, police said victims reported that they went to the bar “where they only had a few drinks but had no recollection of what occurred afterward. … Upon waking up, the victims believed they had been sexually assaulted.”

Detectives believe there may be more victims, police said.