Danford Grant
Danford Grant has been charged with a seventh felony count of rape in the first degree. (KIRO Radio/Tim Haeck)

Another charge for Seattle attorney accused of rape

BY Tim Haeck  on October 25, 2012 @ 9:27 am (Updated: 11:51 am - 10/25/12 )

The former partner at a Seattle law firm, accused of rapes at massage parlors, had his bail reduced from $3 million to $1 million while in court on Thursday morning.

However, Danford Grant, has been charged with a seventh felony count of rape in the first degree. A charging document claims Grant approached an employee of a Seattle massage parlor as she was leaving work, told her he was a police officer and forced her into her car. The 20-year old woman told police they drove to a different location where he raped her in the back seat.

Grant immediately pleaded not guilty to the new charge. He has already pleaded not guilty to six felony charges of rape, attempted rape and burglary that were filed last month. Prosecutors say he targeted Asian women who worked at massage parlors in Seattle, Shoreline, and Bellevue.

In court Thursday, prosecutors argued against any bail reduction, terming the evidence against Grant "staggering," calling him a flight risk and a threat to the community.

"That issue can be reduced to a risk of zero," countered defense attorney Richard Hansen "if he is precluded from going to massage parlors, if he is confined to his home, if he is on electronic home detention."

In reducing bail, Judge Mary Yu did order electronic home detention, banned travel outside Washington and also ordered Grant to stay away from the Seattle law firm where he had been a partner. He is allowed to access the Internet, but only for using email.

Tim Haeck, KIRO Radio Reporter
Tim Haeck is a news reporter with KIRO Radio. While Tim is one of our go-to, no-nonsense reporters, he also has a sensationally dry sense of humor and it will surprise some to learn he is a weekend warrior.
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  • Lonestar wrote...
    Stay away from his law firm?
    October 25, 2012 10:51 am
    Makes sense. He shouldn't be associating with other low-lifes.
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  • Mike in Pioneer Square wrote...
    Difficult to Prove?
    October 25, 2012 11:42 am
    These women may have indeed been raped, but it's difficult (if not impossible) to prove an earlier rape with no evidence. I hope the prosecutors have something more than witness testimony on these, or the charges will simply be dropped.
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  • Cash wrote...
    Mike in the square
    October 25, 2012 4:20 pm
    You can read the charging documents and they have plenty of evidence to convict him in each case it looks like...
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  • Checkmate wrote...
    Two things.
    October 25, 2012 8:54 pm
    He should make a heckuva jailhouse lawyer AND make a great penis cushion.
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  • CH wrote...
    Rape Something ‘God Intended to Happen’ . . . .
    October 26, 2012 5:14 am
    ask Republican(S) Congress'MEN'.
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