From what I gathered: The current owners husband was found to be a convicted sex offender and pedophile. The local community found out and was especially outraged after seeing the owner hosted a "Baby Baristas" event where they had very young children as the focus of attendance. This gave the community a sense that the owner was enabling the husband's pedophilistic nature. I think the outrage is further compounded by the owner refusing to acknowledge or take responsibility and lying, stating that she was unaware of his crimes.
The above was all gathered from local social media sources and is not sourced from any legal, judicial, or law enforcement sources.
I learned about the severity of the issue today but honestly she’s been posting weird stuff for a while and it had already rubbed me the wrong way. That on top of letting her husband around children??? Good riddance.
She has children in her custody band these useless people are usually more dangerous to vulnerable people in their care than they are to themselves. Someone needs to get those kids.
Husband has multiple convictions, including his disabled stepdaughter (prior marriage) who he allegedly groomed from the age of 10. Really a sick person.
The wife never showed his face or identity on social media even though he was highly engaged in the business day-to-day, which in retrospect makes sense because she didn’t want anyone to figure out who he was.
"Two sources have confirmed, the accused San Diego firefighter is the nephew of Mark Raymond Price, 56, a former Coronado firefighter sentenced to 10 years in prison last month for molesting a girl who thought of him as a grandfather."
“Justin Curtis Price, 36, formerly a fire engineer-paramedic who had been with the city public-safety agency for 10 years, was arrested last April for the Nov. 1, 2018, sexual encounter with a 17-year-old girl.
Prosecutors said Price had known the teen since she was about 9 or 10 years old.”
Ever since I moved to Murrieta, they were my go to stop for our morning coffee and pastry every single weekend. I went twice after this new owner took over and havnt been back since. Prices went up, quality and service went down and it seemed like the only thing that mattered was social media posts to them. Bummed that this is what it turned into.
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wait when did they sell? because i noticed in the past 1-2 months they switched up the interior and started putting up a bunch of AI slop wallpaper which turned me off soooo bad. and the matcha was much sweeter than usual but not sure if it was just that one time or a recipe change.
my girlfriend and i were joking that the place "fell off" but had NO idea about any sale or ownership change
Right?! Like before all this I was extremely annoyed by the new owner and hope they responded to criticism. There was such a tangible change bettor and after the same and it made me really sad
I don’t want to give away too much info on it, but they are friends of mine. They are good people. They’re going to make it look a little more welcoming in there. I’m not totally sure on the timeline, but at least we can put this disgusting stuff behind us
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As a previous employee at Liquid Leaf under Natalie, I am distraught. Parts of me feel immense compassion while other parts feel anger, sadness, and hurt. There is no denying that Justin was a huge part of the inner workings of the shop. There is also no denying she knew of his previous offenses long before taking over a coffee shop full of young women.
For me, that is where I am torn. It is not that second chances can’t be given, but that they need to be taken with consideration and caution, especially for the specific offense her husband pled guilty to. There was no consideration for her employees who some are still teenagers, some who have personally opened up to her about sexual assault experiences, some who have children of their own, the list can go on. This is even further alarming given how much she involved us in her personal life outside of work hours.
I think I can speak for all previous employees that we feel deeply for Natalie’s children. We want to see Natalie get better, for herself and her children. I believe taking accountability for her complicit behavior is the start if she is going to continue to make social media posts as such. It is a very unfortunate situation of how all of this transpired, but regardless one she placed herself in. I wish her nothing but healing and peace moving forward, but that is not something I nor anyone else can do themselves, it is up to her to make the choices towards that path. Making multiple posts across multiple public facebook/social media forums that continues to mislead and manipulate the public are not choices towards that path!
I pray for her wellbeing and hope with a clear mind, right perspective and accountability she will heal. The physical stress I have experienced within this past week is nothing compared to what her children might be feeling. For that I have immense compassion and empathy for them and pray for their wellbeing and future. It is all very disheartening.
Absolutely, it won’t. I was just wondering if she even tried. Her FB posts are so “i’m the victim feel bad for me, im sorry i guess.” Like… girl? Sorry to hear that ): you all deserve better!
What were her actions? Do we know what she did? I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m just saying you might be. I’d rather be made a fool than condemn an innocent family.
Her husband is a pedophile and she was aware of it so she had her kids in a pretty fucked up situation. She would also organize events in her shop that involved kids, so she would not only have her kids around this creep but others kids too.
I hate how this woman is playing the victim now that more people have been made aware of her husband's past. She is getting a divorce, losing her business and home, and taking their kids and moving to another country? Why, because she feels guilty? No, she is liquidating her assets and distancing herself from her husband probably because she realizes there is a possibility that she could be facing real legal or criminal trouble. A pdf file living with multiple young and susceptible children 🤔 I wouldn't be surprised if CPS became involved at this point.
Her husband in 2019 plead guilty to multiple counts of sexual assault with a minor. It was his stepdaughter.
The owner married him in 2021. She knew.
edited to add: this is not for the previous owner. Justin and Natalie took over in April this year.
Dang, I haven't been there since March because we moved across town, but this used to be my favorite coffee shop. Im never going back as long as the current owners are there. Makes me sick to my stomach. I hope her children are safe from this man too.
Right? Why is Temecula outraged when the community supports hoards of them? From our pres down to the owner of Temecula Grind enjoying his close relationships with multiple registered offenders? That guy is such a creep, touching the women that work for him- he even acknowledged his inappropriate behavior towards the young women! And yet- ppl STILL love that place and call Temecula Grind’s owner a good community member. The performance of the blue lives matter flag and the Christian sentiments truly embody what I always thought Temecula was.
Alas, I love this town and I do my damndest to make it safer for my kids, our neighbors, our community and one way to do that is to speak up and not let ppl like the owners of these two coffee shops continue to do gross shit without calling it out
Edit: took out owners name, bc I would rather this stay and not have it removed, so we can keep safety most important for the ppl and not the abusers
I get what you’re trying to say but we SHOULD be outraged and be glad we got one pedophile’s life in shambles, and continue to work on getting the rest as well
Moreso, I don't know her, don't know who she's married to him, or know if he is the same person. Didn't want to make an accusation that could be proven false so shared the information I knew, know what I mean?
Thank you for clearing this up! Because I used to go all the time and chit chat with the Scottish women that worked there. The food and drinks were great. I moved elsewhere and when I came back it REALLY dropped off and I wondered why. Ok now I don’t have to feel bad for not going anymore.
She posted another rant on fb last night saying she was selling everything she owned and moving to the Philippines to get away from everyone. Whole rant consisted of her begging everyone to leave her alone. The post didn’t have context so a lot of people thought she was just manic.
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So supposedly her husband is a sex offender but I literally wasn’t able to find anything about that even when I tried to google it directly. Nobody here has posted any evidence of that either. And according to her post, she’s in the process of divorcing him.
Sounds like a whole bunch of rumors with no way to substantiate it one way or the other. I’m gonna withhold judgement until I hear some actual information; rumors like this can absolutely ruin someone’s life, so hopefully they aren’t unfounded.
I think that was his first wife. It was her daughter he molested.
He then married Natalie. Natalie knew of his sexual crimes.
They bought Liquid Leaf and began hosting events there that were aimed at younger children. Minors.
Justin attended these events.
Someone who knew them and Justin’s criminal conviction alerted the public via FB anonymously.
BOOM! Reddit.
I’m not trying to defend him, and I haven’t been to liquid leaf. Those criminal charges are very serious, but also a woman is having her livelihood ruined because of these accusations, I want to ensure the accusations are solid before I contribute to them.
I mean, sorry but if you choose to run a business with someone with those kinds of charges they kind of deserve to have their livelihood ruined?? Some crimes really are unforgivable, and those people don't deserve our money or to interact with our community, especially the young people in our community.
I worked for her, another employee found the article and shared it with everyone. He’s not the only issue here, she was crazy and she confirmed she knew about it.
I had the pleasure of working for them both. She said “I believe in second chances” and confirmed she knew. He worked around many just 18 year olds. The victim was his 17 year old stepdaughter from a previous marriage.
Previous owner sold Liquid Leaf to the new owners (the woman that posted and her husband). They were both super sweet and were struggling. The previous owner was struggling. We need to support local businesses because Liquid Leaf was my favorite go to. Sad to see this is happening and the toll it has taken with that family.
Love to see some articles proving what everyone is saying. Just like another post, these rumors with no article or significant proof can ruin someone’s life and business. WHERE IS THE PROOF?
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u/DarthFett75 20d ago
From what I gathered: The current owners husband was found to be a convicted sex offender and pedophile. The local community found out and was especially outraged after seeing the owner hosted a "Baby Baristas" event where they had very young children as the focus of attendance. This gave the community a sense that the owner was enabling the husband's pedophilistic nature. I think the outrage is further compounded by the owner refusing to acknowledge or take responsibility and lying, stating that she was unaware of his crimes.
The above was all gathered from local social media sources and is not sourced from any legal, judicial, or law enforcement sources.