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Woman’s email reveals relationship with King County executive

May 15, 2012, 5:40 AM | Updated: 6:50 am

A woman who apparently had a romantic affair with King County Executive Dow Constantine, accidental...

A woman who apparently had a romantic affair with King County Executive Dow Constantine, accidentally sent an email to the masses revealing their relationship.

King County Executive Dow Constantine is apologizing after a private email went public revealing his relationship with a local woman.

A woman who reportedly had a romantic affair with King County Executive Dow Constantine, apparently accidentally sent an email to the masses revealing their relationship.

Crosscut.com acquired a copy of the email sent from a local communications consultant last Saturday to the King County executive implying Constantine had recently ended their relationship.

Constantine, who’s not married but has a longtime partner, tells Crosscut the email was intended to be private.

He admits he had a brief relationship with the woman, and he apologized for any pain or embarrassment it caused.

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