Jessica Hovater, who lives, works and raises her children in Seattle, says she never felt unsafe in downtown until this year. "I left just this door and walked exactly two blocks up Virginia to hit my bus stop," said Hovater. "A man approached me while I was on the phone with my husband, asked me for a lighter and when I said no, he punched me in the face." She said what happened after she left work Monday evening around 5 p.m. is unacceptable. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/seattle-woman-assaulted-twice-while-walking-downtown-calls-for-change-action/281-30b6c345-d073-41d2-9b66-f562a237fe6e